The name of several species of oxen; esp. Applied in popular unscientific use to the American bison, n.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > subfamily Bovinae (bovine) > [noun] > genus Bison > Bison bison (bison) (11) buffalo1635 The name of several species of oxen; esp. Applied in popular unscientific use to the American bison, n. buffa1710 = buffalo, n.1 1a 1b 1c 1d. bison1774 The North American species B. Americanus, popularly called ‘Buffalo,’ which formerly roamed in vast herds over the interior of the continent… boss1800 A word used in addressing a cow. (Cf. bossy, n.) Also, the American bison. Subcategories:— collectively (1) — dried dung of (1) — varieties of (5) |
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