Meaning Of The Word Bison

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bison
countable noun: A bison is a large hairy animal with a large head that is a member of the cattle family. They used to be very common in North America and Europe.

bison in American English
any of a genus (Bison) of bovid ruminants having a shaggy mane, short, curved horns, and a humped back, as the American buffalo ( B. bison) or the wisent
noun: a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected

bison in British English
noun: a member of the cattle tribe, Bison bison, formerly widely distributed over the prairies of W North America but now confined to reserves and parks, with a massive head, shaggy forequarters, and a humped back

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