bisonnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbaɪ.sən/us/ˈbaɪ.sən/plural bisona large wild animal, similar to a cow but having a larger head and shoulders covered in hair, found in North America and Europe. The North American bison is also called a buffalo.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cattle & similar animals
- bovine
- buffalo
- bull
- bullock
- calf
- cattle
- cow
- dogie
- Friesian
- heifer
- Highland cow
- Holstein
- livestock
- longhorn
- ox
- ox-drawn
- shorthorn
- steer
- stock
- yak
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Examples from literature
- Led by the sounds, he found the dogs running down a bison.
- The bison subsist entirely by grazing, and upon hay cut within the Park.
- These bison appear darker and larger than their pictured cousins of the past.
- We were following a bison track until the beast headed for the ghost country.
- When the white men came they hunted the bison with guns, and soon killed them off.