Wisent

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈwɪzÉ™nt/
• IPA: /ˈviːzÉ™nt/

Origin

From German Wisent.

Full definition of wisent

Noun

1. The European bison, Bison bonasus.

Synonyms

• European bison, zubr

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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