Bison
31bison — I. /ˈbaɪsən / (say buysuhn) noun (plural bison) 1. Also, American bison. a large North American ruminant, Bison bison, with high, well haired shoulders; also popularly but erroneously known as the buffalo. 2. → wisent. {Latin, of Germanic origin; …
32bison — noun (plural bison) Etymology: Latin bisont , bison, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wisant aurochs; akin to Old Prussian wissambrs aurochs Date: circa 1611 any of several large shaggy maned usually gregarious recent or extinct bovine …
33bison — [14] Bison appears to be of Germanic origin, from a stem *wisand or *wisund . This became Old English wesand, which did not survive; and it was acquired again in the 19th century as wisent, borrowed from German wisent, applied to the ‘aurochs’,… …
34bison — UK [ˈbaɪs(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms bison : singular bison plural bison a large wild animal like a cow with long hair and a big head. One type lives in North America and the other in Europe …
35bison — [14] Bison appears to be of Germanic origin, from a stem *wisand or *wisund . This became Old English wesand, which did not survive; and it was acquired again in the 19th century as wisent, borrowed from German wisent, applied to the ‘aurochs’,… …
36bison — (bi zon) s. m. 1° Nom vulgaire du boeuf américain, lequel est appelé aussi boeuf sauvage d Amérique. 2° Bison a été employé dans le moyen âge pour désigner le boeuf ure, dit aussi aurochs. ÉTYMOLOGIE Provenç. bizon, boeuf sauvage ; espagn …
37Bison — Recorded as Bes, Bess, Besse, and diminutives Bessie, Beesey, Bessey, Beazey, patronymics Bessom, Besson, Bison and possibly others, this is an English surname. There are several possible origins. Firstly it may in some instances be from the… …
38bison — ● np. m. ►APPLI Logiciel capable d engendrer le source d un programme d analyse syntaxique (parser) correspondant à une grammaire donnée. Développé dans le cadre du projet GNU et compatible avec le traditionnel yacc. bison++ est la version qui… …
39bison — n. a herd of bison * * * [ baɪs(ə)n] a herd of bison …
40Bison — Bi|son 〈m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; Zool.〉 in Nordamerika heimisches, braunes Wildrind mit schwarzer Mähne: Bison bison [Etym.: lat. <germ. *wisund; verwandt mit Wisent] …
