Complete Definition of "bison"

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English
Image:American bison k5680-1.jpg|thumb|right|American bison (Bison bison)

Etymology
From L. bison "wild ox," borrowed from Proto-Germanic *wisand- "aurochs".

Pronunciation

Noun
en-noun|bison|pl2=bisons

  1. A wild ox, Bison bonasus.
  2. A similar American animal, Bison bison else Bos americanus or Bisonte americano; also called a buffalo.

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Synonyms
wisent (Bison bonasus)

Translations
trans-top|A wild ox, Bison bonasus
Czech: zubr m, bizon evropský m
Dutch: Europese bizon m
Polish: żubr m
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Portuguese: auroque m, bisão m, bisão-europeu m
Russian: з�б� (zubr) m
Spanish: bisonte europeo m
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trans-top|A similar American animal, Bison bison
Cree: �������� (paskwaawimostos)
Czech: bizon m, bizon americký m
Bulgarian: бизон (bizon) m
Cherokee: �� (yvsu)
Dutch: Amerikaanse bizon m
Japanese: �� (����, yagyū), ������ (��������, Amerika yagyū)
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Lakota: tatanka
Ojibwe: ������� (mashkodebizhiki)
Portuguese: bisão m, bisão-americano m
Polish: bizon m
Russian: бизон (bizón) m
Spanish: bisonte americano m
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ttbc|French: bison m
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ttbc|Old English: ur#Old English|Å«r m
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