Meaning & use
Bison
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A large, hump-shouldered, shaggy-maned mammal of the cattle family, native to North America and parts of Europe.
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A herd of bison grazed across the prairie at Yellowstone.
The European bison, or wisent, was nearly hunted to extinction in the 20th century.
A note on using this word
Though commonly called "buffalo" in North America, the animal is scientifically distinct from true buffalo, such as the water buffalo of Asia.
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