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bison

Bedeutung (Englisch)

A large, wild bovid of the genus Bison.

Konzepte

Amerikanischer Bison

Nordamerikanischer Bison

amerikanischer Büffel

Indianerbüffel

Synonyme

American buffalo

american buffaloes

wild buffalo

wild cow

wild ox

Frequenz

C2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈbaɪ̯sən/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle English bysontes, bysountes pl, from Middle French bison, from Latin bisōn, bisōnt- (“wild ox”). The Latin term is recorded in the 1st century, likely a direct loan from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (“wild ox, aurochs”) (see for full etymology). Akin to Old High German wisunt (“bison”), German Wisent (“bison”), Old English wesend, wusend (“bison, buffalo, wild ox”), Middle Dutch wēsent (“wild ox”). Doublet of wisent.

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