Useful english dictionary. 2012.
bison — [bī′sən, bī′zən] n. pl. bison [Early ModE bisontes, pl. < L, pl. of bison, wild ox < Gmc * wisunt < IE * wis onto < base * weis : see WEASEL] any of a genus (Bison) of bovid ruminants having a shaggy mane, short, curved horns, and a… … English World dictionary
bison — bisontine /buy seuhn tuyn , zeuhn /, adj. /buy seuhn, zeuhn/, n., pl. bison. 1. Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North … Universalium
Bison — This is an article about an animal. For other uses, see Bison (disambiguation). Taxobox name = Bison image width = 250px image caption = American Bison ( Bison bison ) image2 width = 250px image2 caption = Wisent ( Bison bonasus ) regnum =… … Wikipedia
Bison antiquus — Taxobox name = Bison antiquus status = not applicable (prehistoric) image caption = Bison antiquus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Artiodactyla familia = Bovidae genus = Bison species = B. antiquus binomial = Bison… … Wikipedia
Bison occidentalis — Taxobox name = Bison occidentalis image caption = status = Fossil regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Artiodactyla familia = Bovidae subfamilia = Bovinae genus = Bison species = B. occidentalis binomial = Bison… … Wikipedia
Bison latifrons — Taxobox name = Bison occidentalis image caption = Bison latifrons status = Fossil regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Artiodactyla familia = Bovidae subfamilia = Bovinae genus = Bison species = B. occidentalis binomial … Wikipedia
Bison bison — noun large shaggy haired brown bison of North American plains • Syn: ↑American bison, ↑American buffalo, ↑buffalo • Hypernyms: ↑bison • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Bison … Useful english dictionary
Bison bonasus — noun European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison • Syn: ↑wisent, ↑aurochs • Hypernyms: ↑bison • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Bison … Useful english dictionary
bison — noun (plural bison) Etymology: Latin bisont , bison, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wisant aurochs; akin to Old Prussian wissambrs aurochs Date: circa 1611 any of several large shaggy maned usually gregarious recent or extinct bovine … New Collegiate Dictionary
bison — n. (pl. same) either of two wild hump backed shaggy haired oxen of the genus Bison, native to N. America (B. bison) or Europe (B. bonasus). Etymology: ME f. L f. Gmc … Useful english dictionary
