[ 'bʌɪs(ə)n ]
■ noun ( plural same) a humpbacked shaggy-haired wild ox. [ Bison ~ (the N. American buffalo) and B. bonasus (Europe, now only Poland).]
Origin
ME: from L., ult. of Gmc origin.
[ 'bʌɪs(ə)n ]
■ noun ( plural same) a humpbacked shaggy-haired wild ox. [ Bison ~ (the N. American buffalo) and B. bonasus (Europe, now only Poland).]
Origin
ME: from L., ult. of Gmc origin.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004