Bison

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbaɪ̯sÉ™n/
• Rhymes: -aɪsÉ™n

Origin

Middle English bisontes plural, from Old French bison, from Latin bisōn, bisōnt- ("wild ox"), from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz ("wild ox, aurochs"), from Proto-Indo-European *wisAn- ("aurochs, aurochs horn"), from Proto-Indo-European *weys- ("to flow, melt"). Akin to Old High German wisunt "bison" (German Wisent "bison"), Old English wesend, wusend "bison, buffalo, wild ox", Middle Dutch wēsent "wild ox".

Full definition of bison

Noun

1. A wild ox, Bison bonasus.
2. A similar American animal, Bison bison else Bos americanus or Bisonte americano; also called a buffalo.

Synonyms

• wisent (Bison bonasus)

Anagrams

• binos
• bions