From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Animalsbisonbi‧son /ˈbaɪsən/ noun (plural bison or bisons) [countable]
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HBAan animal like a large cow, with hair on its head and shoulders → buffaloExamples from the Corpusbison• Her left hand rests on her belly, while the right holds a bisonhornmarked with thirteen lines.• They come in the shape of a bear, an eagle and the head of a bison.• The treeregenerates elsewhere, where there are bison and wildcattle or even domestic buffaloes and cattle.• The Yellowstone herd, which is directly descended from those last survivingbison, is of particular spiritualimportance to those tribes.• The bison hair must be twisted into a rope for securingprisoners.• The bisontrainermarried Margaret Lesher late last year, a few months after meeting her at a rodeo.• Even the United States government maintains a herd of about twelve thousand wild bison.Originbison(1600-1700)Latin from an ancient Germanic language