bison

bison
noun (plural bison) Etymology: Latin bisont-, bison, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wisant aurochs; akin to Old Prussian wissambrs aurochs Date: circa 1611 any of several large shaggy-maned usually gregarious recent or extinct bovine mammals (genus Bison) having a large head with short horns and heavy forequarters surmounted by a large fleshy hump: as a. wisent b. buffalo 1c(1) • bisontine adjective

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  • Bison — Bi son (b[imac] s[o^]n; 277), n. [L. bison, Gr. bi swn, a wild ox; akin to OHG. wisunt, wisant, G. wisent, AS. wesend, Icel. v[=i]sundr: cf. F. bison.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The aurochs or European bison. (b) The American bison buffalo ({Bison… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bison — Sn (ein Büffel) per. Wortschatz fach. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Die germanische Bezeichnung des Wisents wird als bīson ins Lateinische entlehnt. Von dort aus wird das Wort als zusammenfassende Bezeichnung für den europäischen Wisent und den… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Bison — Bison, KS U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 235 Housing Units (2000): 120 Land area (2000): 0.258080 sq. miles (0.668425 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.258080 sq. miles (0.668425 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • bison — [bī′sən, bī′zən] n. pl. bison [Early ModE bisontes, pl. < L, pl. of bison, wild ox < Gmc * wisunt < IE * wis onto < base * weis : see WEASEL] any of a genus (Bison) of bovid ruminants having a shaggy mane, short, curved horns, and a… …   English World dictionary

  • bison — c.1600, from Fr. bison (15c.), from L. bison wild ox, borrowed from P.Gmc. *wisand aurochs (Cf. O.N. visundr, O.H.G. wisunt bison, O.E./M.E. wesend, which is not attested after c.1400). Possibly ultimately of Baltic or Slavic origin, and meaning… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Bison, KS — U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 235 Housing Units (2000): 120 Land area (2000): 0.258080 sq. miles (0.668425 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.258080 sq. miles (0.668425 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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