bonasusn.
Zoology.
A genus (or species) of the ox family ( Bovidæ): the bison n. See also aurochs n.
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1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie 56 b The fielde is of ye Diamond, a Bonaze Perle..Bonasius is a Beaste in fourme like a Bull.
1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth II. 303 The Cow kind; comprehending the Urus, the Buffalo, the Bison, and the Bonassus.
1790 T. Bewick Hist. Quadrupeds (1824) 45 Whether it be the wild or the tame Ox, the Bonasus or the Urus.
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