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Definition of: bison
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(bī′sən, -zən) noun
A bovine ruminant, nearly related to the true ox; especially, the North American buffalo (Bos or Bison bison). B. bonasus is the European bison. [<L bison wild ox, ult. <Gmc.]
(Up to 5 3/4 feet high at the shoulders)
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