n.
Pronunciation: ' b ī -s ə n, -z ə n
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural bison
Etymology: Latin bisont-, bison, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wisant aurochs; akin to Old Prussian wis sambrs aurochs
Date: circa 1611
: any of several large shaggy-maned usually 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 \ -s ə n- ˌ t ī n, -z ə n- \ adjective