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Definition of Bison

1. Noun. Any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns.

Definition of Bison

1. n. The aurochs or European bison.

Definition of Bison

1. an ox-like animal [n -S]

Medical Definition of Bison

1. The aurochs or European bison. The American bison buffalo (Bison Americanus), a large, gregarious bovine quadruped with shaggy mane and short black horns, which formerly roamed in herds over most of the temperate portion of North America, but is now restricted to very limited districts in the region of the Rocky Mountains, and is rapidly decreasing in numbers. Origin: L. Bison, Gr, a wild ox; akin to OHG. Wisunt, wisant, G. Wisent, AS. Wesend, Icel. Visundr: cf. F. Bison. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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