bison

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bi·son /ˈbaɪsən/ noun (plural bison or bisons) [countable]   HBAan animal like a large cow, with hair on its head and shoulders 犎牛，北美野牛 → buffalo

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bison• Her left hand rests on her belly, while the right holds a bison horn marked with thirteen lines.• They come in the shape of a bear, an eagle and the head of a bison.• The tree regenerates elsewhere, where there are bison and wild cattle or even domestic buffaloes and cattle.• The Yellowstone herd, which is directly descended from those last surviving bison, is of particular spiritual importance to those tribes.• The bison hair must be twisted into a rope for securing prisoners.• The bison trainer married Margaret Lesher late last year, a few months after meeting her at a rodeo.• Even the United States government maintains a herd of about twelve thousand wild bison.• Guilty of assault with bison entrails Billings, Mont.Origin bison (1600-1700) Latin from an ancient Germanic language

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bison
bi‧son /ˈbaɪsən/ noun (plural bison or bisons) [countable]
an animal like a large cow, with hair on its head and shoulders ⇨ buffalo

bisonBrE /ˈbaɪsn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbaɪsn/ 🔊 noun (

plural

bison) a large wild animal of the cow family that is covered with hair. There are two types of bison, the N American (also called buffalo) and the European. 野牛（分北美野牛和欧洲野牛两类）◆a herd of bison一群野牛