| 单词 | bison |
| 释义 | bison —bisontine /buy"seuhn tuyn', -zeuhn-/, adj. /buy"seuhn, -zeuhn/, n. , pl. bison. 1. Also called American bison, American buffalo. 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. 2. Also called wisent. a related animal, Bison bonasus, of Europe, less shaggy and slightly larger than the American bison: now greatly reduced in number. Cf. buffalo. [1350-1400; ME bisontes (pl.) < L (nom. sing. bison) < Gmc; cf. OHG wisunt, OE wesend, ON visundr] |
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