bison.
bison: a large, wild bovid of the genus Bison
Meaning & usage
bison: a large, wild bovid of the genus Bison
Where this word comes from
From English bison, from Middle English bisontes (plural), from Old French bison, from Latin bisōn, bisōnt- (“wild ox”), from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (“wild ox, aurochs”), from Proto-Indo-European *wisAn- (“aurochs, aurochs horn”), from Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to flow, melt”).
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