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Bison
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Translingual
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Etymology
From mul la bison bisōn, bisōnt- wild ox, from mul gem-pro *wisundaz wild ox, aurochs.
Proper noun
1 m
genus family Bovidae bisons
Hypernyms
genus ; Bovinae subfamily - subfamily
Hyponyms
genus Bison bison species, Bison bonasus species - species
References
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English
<dab!>
Proper noun
en city/and/town s/Kansas.
en town/county seat co/Perkins County s/South Dakota.
Anagrams
en binos Ibson binos bions
German
Etymology
de la bisōn bisōn, bisōnt-, at first also in forms with -t such as de Bisont. Perhaps reinforced by de fr bison of the same source. Ultimately from de gem-pro *wisundaz and thus a de Wisent 1.
Pronunciation
de /ˈbiːzɔn/
de De-Bison.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m:n[less common],s,s:e[rare]
en bison (Bison bison species) from 16th c.
Usage notes
The normal plural is de Bisons. The form de Bisone is rare.
Declension
m:n[less common],s,s:e[rare]
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