Bison
See also: bison
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin bisōn, bisōnt- (“wild ox”), from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (“wild ox, aurochs”).
Proper noun
Bison m
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Artiodactyla - order; Bovidae - family; Bovinae - subfamily
Derived terms
- (genus): Bison bison, Bison bonasus - species
See also
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English
Proper noun
Bison
- A city/town in Kansas.
- A town in and the county seat of Perkins County, South Dakota.
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbiːzɔn/
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Audio (file)
Noun
Bison m (genitive Bisons, plural Bisone or Bisons)
Related terms
- Wisent m
Further reading
- Bison in Duden online
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