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Synonyms for bison

Grammar : Noun
Spell : bahy-suh n, -zuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbaɪ sən, -zən

Définition of bison

Origin :
  • c.1600, from French bison (15c.), from Latin bison "wild ox," borrowed from Proto-Germanic *wisand- "aurochs" (cf. Old Norse visundr, Old High German wisunt "bison," Old English/Middle English wesend, which is not attested after c.1400). Possibly ultimately of Baltic or Slavic origin, and meaning "the stinking animal," in reference to its scent while rutting (see weasel). A European wild ox formerly widespread on the continent, including the British Isles, now surviving on forest reserves in Lithuania. Applied 1690s to the North American species commonly mis-called a buffalo.
  • noun buffalo
Example sentences :
  • Harold came round the corner like a bison pursued by Indians.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Age » by Kenneth Grahame
  • "Well, I should say so," murmured Bison Billiam, a bit amazed at all this ceremony.
  • Extract from : « The Trimming of Goosie » by James Hopper
  • Bison Billiam was made the permanent arbitrator of the wing question.
  • Extract from : « The Trimming of Goosie » by James Hopper
  • "It won't do; it won't do at all," said Bison Billiam, in a tone almost of discouragement.
  • Extract from : « The Trimming of Goosie » by James Hopper
  • "I'll be back in the morning," said Bison Billiam as he mounted his horse.
  • Extract from : « The Trimming of Goosie » by James Hopper
  • I didn't get Bison Head to attack you,—he did that on his own account.
  • Extract from : « For the Liberty of Texas » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • Remember the fate of the passenger pigeon and the American bison.
  • Extract from : « The K-Factor » by Harry Harrison (AKA Henry Maxwell Dempsey)
  • The bison faced them for an instant, then turned and made off.
  • Extract from : « Roosevelt in the Bad Lands » by H. Hagedorn.
  • But suddenly they saw blood pouring from the bison's mouth and nostrils.
  • Extract from : « Roosevelt in the Bad Lands » by H. Hagedorn.
  • In the soft soil at the bottom he saw the round prints of a bison's hoof.
  • Extract from : « Roosevelt in the Bad Lands » by H. Hagedorn.

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