Meanings
plural Indian bisons
- Synonym of gaur (Bos gaurus).
[…] I am sure that the American bison is the grandest of them all. His only rivals for the kingship are the Indian bison, or gaur (Bos gaurus), of Southern India, and the aurochs, or European bison, both of which really surpass him in height, if not in actual balk also.
1889, William T. Hornaday, The Extermination of the American BisonSynonyms: gaur
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of gaur (Bos gaurus).
Cite this entry
Indian bison. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20bison
“Indian bison.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20bison. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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