plural bison
: any of several large living or extinct bovine mammals (genus Bison) that have a long, broad head, short, hollow horns, heavy forequarters, a large muscular hump across the shoulders, and a shaggy mane on the head and lower neck and that typically live and migrate in herds: such as
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This regeneration of soil is partly due to the bison.
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Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Economists have long used the fate of America’s bison and pigeons in particular to argue that, sans effective regulation, market forces inevitably diminish nature’s diversity.
—Dan Flores, Time, 29 May 2025
Fun fact: The Bison Trail takes its name from the Bison antiquus, an extinct form of modern bison whose fossils can be seen at the park’s Hudson-Meng Research and Education Center.
—Brian Higgins, Outside Online, 20 May 2025
Additionally, bison have injured more people than any other animal in Yellowstone.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 9 May 2025
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Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Economists have long used the fate of America’s bison and pigeons in particular to argue that, sans effective regulation, market forces inevitably diminish nature’s diversity.
—Dan Flores, Time, 29 May 2025
Fun fact: The Bison Trail takes its name from the Bison antiquus, an extinct form of modern bison whose fossils can be seen at the park’s Hudson-Meng Research and Education Center.
—Brian Higgins, Outside Online, 20 May 2025
Additionally, bison have injured more people than any other animal in Yellowstone.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for bison
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“Bison.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bison. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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plural bison
: any of several large shaggy-maned mammals related to the ox with a large head, short horns, and a large fleshy hump above the shoulders
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: buffalo sense c
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