Bison
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Bison bison
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin bisōn, bisōnt- (“wild ox”), from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (“wild ox, aurochs”).
Proper noun
Bison m
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Artiodactyla – order; Bovidae – family; Bovinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Bison bison, Bison bonasus - species
References
Bison on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Bison on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Bison on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Proper noun
Bison
- A city and town in Kansas.
- A town, the county seat of Perkins County, South Dakota.
Anagrams
German
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin bisōn, bisōnt-, at first also in forms with -t such as Bisont. Perhaps reinforced by French bison of the same source. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz and thus a doublet of Wisent.
Pronunciation
Noun
Bison m or (less common) n (strong, genitive Bisons, plural Bisons or (rare) Bisone)
Usage notes
- The normal plural is Bisons. The form Bisone is rare.
Declension
Declension of Bison