BISON

[bi.son] n, pl bison [L bisont-, bison, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG wisant aurochs; akin to OPruss wissambrs aurochs] (1611): any of several large shaggy-maned usu. gregarious recent or extinct bovine mammals (genus Bison) having a large head with short horns and heavy forequarters surmounted by a large fleshy hump: as a: wisent b: buffalo 1c(1) -- bi.son.tine adj