Definitions for Bison
ˈbaɪ sən, -zənbi·son

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. bisonnoun

   any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. bisonnoun

   A wild ox, Bison bonasus.

2. bisonnoun

   A similar American animal, Bison bison else Bos americanus or Bisonte americano; also called a buffalo.

3. Etymology: bison, from bison, of origin, from wīsundaz, from wisAn-. Akin to wisunt "bison" (Wisent "bison"), wesend "bison, buffalo, wild ox", wesent "wild ox".

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bison

   A bison is a large, hump-backed herbivorous mammal, originally native to North America and Europe, known for its heavy wooly hair and massive head. It is a member of the cattle family, Bovidae, and is often referred to as buffalo, although it is distinct from the true buffalo species found in Asia and Africa. It is primarily a grazing animal. There are two extant bison species: the American bison and the European bison.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bisonnoun

   the aurochs or European bison

2. Bisonnoun

   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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bison

   Bison are large, even-toed ungulates in the genus Bison within the subfamily Bovinae. There are two extant and four extinct species recognized. Of the four extinct species, three were North American; Bison antiquus, B. latifrons, and B. occidentalis. The fourth; the Bison priscus ranged across steppe environments from Western Europe, through Central Asia, and onto North America. There are two surviving species; the American bison, Bison bison, also known as the American buffalo, found only in North America, is the most numerous. It is named buffalo although it is only distantly related to the true buffalo. The North American species is composed of two subspecies, the plains bison, Bison bison bison, and the wood bison, Bison bison athabascae. The European bison Bison bonasus, or wisent is found in Europe and the Caucasus, re-introduced after being extinct in the wild. While all bison species are usually grouped into their own genus, they are sometimes included in the closely related genus Bos, together with cattle, gaur, kouprey and yaks, with which bison have a limited ability to interbreed.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bison

   bī′son, or bis′on, n. a large wild animal like the bull, found in Lithuania, the Caucasus, &c., with shaggy hair and a fatty hump on its shoulders.—The American 'buffalo' is also a bison. [From L. pl. bisontes, prob. of Teut. origin; cf. Old High Ger. wisunt, A.S. wesend.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bison

   A genus of the family Bovidae having two species: B. bison and B. bonasus. This concept is differentiated from BUFFALOES, which refers to Bubalus arnee and Syncerus caffer.

CrunchBaseRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. BISON

   Bison delivers industry intelligence that matters. We provide you with a powerful search function, relevant news coverage, and complete fundraising datasets for the private equity and venture capital market. We help you see more investment opportunities, provide you with new evaluation tools, and facilitate communication with managers. Currently, Bison hosts more than 1,700 PE/VC funds in market.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bison

   A type of animal.

   Bison are found in various countries around the world.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BISON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bison is ranked #66553 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bison surname appeared 297 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bison.
   
   81.4% or 242 total occurrences were White.
   7.7% or 23 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   3.7% or 11 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Bovid

Anagrams for Bison »

1. binos

2. bions

How to pronounce Bison?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bison in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bison in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Bison in a Sentence

1. Stan Smith:

   These will be the first bison rangers in the UK probably ever, we’ve never had European Bison here in the past.

2. Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming:

   Bison can sprint three times faster than humans can run and are unpredictable and dangerous.

3. Tori Herridge:

   The authors present several dates for mammoth, woolly rhino, horse and steppe bison that are also substantially younger than the fossil record indicates, which builds a stronger case for late survival across the Arctic than has been made previously.

4. Craig McMullen:

   As long as there's no lethal removal of bison, our ability to remove them is greatly diminished.

5. James St. Goddard:

   Our ancestors depended on( bison) for survival, and now they depend on us for their survival, we should be fighting for their lives.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Bison
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bison
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bison
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Bison
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Bison
7. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/bison
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html