wisent

See also: Wisent

English

A wisent.

Etymology

From German Wisent.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪzənt/
  • IPA(key): /ˈviːzənt/

Noun

wisent (plural wisents)

  1. The European bison, Bison bonasus.

Synonyms

Hypernyms

  • (a member of the Genus Bison): bison
  • (a cloven-hoofed ruminant mammal of the subfamily Bovinae, cattle): bovine
  • (a hoofed mammal chewing cud): ruminant

Hyponyms

  • (only surviving purebred subspecies, Bison bonasus bonasus): lowland wisent
  • (subspecies only surviving as a hybrid, Bison bonasus caucasicus): Caucasian wisent
  • (extinct subspecies, Bison bonasus hungarorum): Carpathian wisent

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