American bison

/əˈmɛɹɪkən ˈbaɪ̯sən/

noun

A bovine mammal, a species of bison, Bison bison, endemic to North America.

Similar
American buffaloNorth American buffaloNorth American bisonbuffalobisonBison bison
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Meanings

nounAmerican bison (plural American bison or American bisons)

plural American bisons

  1. A bovine mammal, a species of bison, Bison bison, endemic to North America.

    In the year 1521, when Cortez reached Anahuac, the American bison was seen for the first time by civilized Europeans, if we may be permitted to thus characterize the horde of blood thirsty plunder seekers who fought their way to the Aztec capital.

    1889, William T. Hornaday, The Extermination of the American Bison

    Synonyms: American buffalo, North American buffalo, North American bison, buffalo, bison

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bovine mammal, a species of bison, Bison bison, endemic to North America.

Similar
American buffaloNorth American buffaloNorth American bisonbuffalobison

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

Similar
American buffalobuffaloBison bison
Broader
bison
Also see
american buffalobuffalo

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Basque bisonte amerikar
  • bisonte amerikarmammal
Bulgarian бизо́н
  • бизо́н (bizón)mammal
Catalan bisó americà
  • bisó americàmammal
Chinese Mandarin 美洲野牛
  • 美洲野牛 (Měizhōu yěniú)mammal
Czech bizon
  • bizonmammal
Danish amerikansk bison
  • amerikansk bisonmammal
Dutch bizon
  • bizonmammal
Esperanto bizono, amerika bizono
  • bizonomammal
  • amerika bizonomammal
Estonian ameerika piison
  • ameerika piisonmammal
Finnish biisoni
  • biisonimammal
French bison d'Amérique
  • bison d'Amériquemammal
German Nordamerikanischer Bison
  • Nordamerikanischer Bisonmammal
Greek βόνασος
  • βόνασος (vónasos)mammal
Hungarian amerikai bölény
  • amerikai bölénymammal
Icelandic vísundur
  • vísundurmammal
Irish bíosún meiriceánach
  • bíosún meiriceánachmammal
Italian bisonte americano
  • bisonte americanomammal
Korean 미국들소, 아메리카들소
  • 미국들소 (migukdeulso)mammal
  • 아메리카들소 (amerikadeulso)mammal
Latin bos bison
  • bos bisonmammal
Latvian bizons
  • bizonsmammal
Lithuanian bizonas
  • bizonasmammal
Norwegian amerikansk bison
  • amerikansk bisonmammal
Polish bizon
  • bizonmammal
Portuguese bisão-americano, bisonte-americano
  • bisão-americanomammal
  • bisonte-americanomammal
Romanian bizon
  • bizonmammal
Russian бизо́н
  • бизо́н (bizón)mammal
Scottish Gaelic bìoson Ameireaganach
  • bìoson Ameireaganachmammal
Slovak bizón
  • bizónmammal
Spanish bisonte americano
  • bisonte americanomammal
Swedish amerikansk bison, bison
  • amerikansk bisonmammal
  • bisonmammal
  • bisonoxemammal
Turkish bizon
  • bizonmammal
Ukrainian бізон
  • бізон (bizon)mammal
Welsh bual Americanaidd
  • bual Americanaiddmammal
Cite this entry
APA

American bison. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20bison

MLA

“American bison.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20bison. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “American bison,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20bison.

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