First Known Use: circa 1611
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bison
noun bi·son \ˈbī-sən, -zən\
: a large, hairy wild animal that has a big head and short horns
plural bison
Full Definition of BISON
: any of several large shaggy-maned usually gregarious recent or extinct bovine mammals (genus Bison) having a large head with short horns and heavy forequarters surmounted by a large fleshy hump: as a : wisent b : buffalo 1c(1)
— bi·son·tine \-sən-ˌtīn, -zən-\ adjective
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Origin of BISON
Latin bisont-, bison, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wisant aurochs; akin to Old Prussian wissambrs aurochs
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bison
noun bi·son \ˈbī-sən, -zən\
plural bison
Definition of BISON for Kids
: a large animal with short horns and a shaggy mane that is related to the cows and oxen
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