Bison
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Translingual[edit]

Etymology[edit]
From Latin bisōn, bisōnt- (“wild ox”), from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (“wild ox, aurochs”).
Proper noun[edit]
Bison m
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Artiodactyla - order; Bovidae - family; Bovinae - subfamily
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Bison bison, Bison bonasus - species
References[edit]
Bison on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bison on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Bison on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Bison
- A city and town in Kansas.
- A town, the county seat of Perkins County, South Dakota.
Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Latin bisōn, bisōnt-, at first also in forms with -t such as Bisont. Perhaps reinforced by French bison of the same source. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz and thus a doublet of Wisent.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Bison m or (less common) n (strong, genitive Bisons, plural Bisons or (rare) Bisone)
- bison (Bison bison) [from 16th c.]
Usage notes[edit]
- The normal plural is Bisons. The form Bisone is rare.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Bison [masculine // neuter (less common), strong]
Further reading[edit]
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- mul:Mammals
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- en:Cities in Kansas, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Towns in Kansas, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Places in Kansas, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Towns in South Dakota, USA
- en:County seats of South Dakota, USA
- en:Places in South Dakota, USA
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