Meanings
nounwisent (plural wisents)
plural wisents
- The European bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus.
Synonyms: European bison, zubr
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe European bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus.
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nounEuropean bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison
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aurochsBison bonasus
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Origin
- GermanWisent
- Englishwisent
Borrowed from German Wisent. Doublet of bison.
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Arabic بَيْسُون أُورُوبِّيّ
- بَيْسُون أُورُوبِّيّ (baysūn ʔurubbiyy)European bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Basque bisonte europar
- bisonte europarEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Bulgarian зу́бър
- зу́бър (zúbăr)European bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Catalan bisó europeu
- bisó europeuEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Chinese Mandarin 野牛, 歐洲野牛 /欧洲野牛
- 野牛 (yěniú)European bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
- 歐洲野牛 /欧洲野牛 (Ōuzhōu yěniú)European bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Czech zubr
- zubrEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Danish visent, europæisk bison
- visentEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
- europæisk bisonEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Dutch wisent
- wisentEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Esperanto visento, eŭropa bizono
- visentoEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
- eŭropa bizonoEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Estonian pürg
- pürgEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Finnish visentti
- visenttiEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
French bison d'Europe
- bison d'EuropeEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
German Wisent, Europäischer Bison
- WisentEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
- Europäischer BisonEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Greek βόνασος ευρωπαϊκώς
- βόνασος ευρωπαϊκώς (vónasos evropaïkós)European bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Hungarian bölény, európai bölény
- bölényEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
- európai bölényEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Icelandic evrópskur vísundur
- evrópskur vísundurEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Irish bíosún
- bíosúnEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Italian bisonte europeo
- bisonte europeoEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Japanese ヨーロッパバイソン
- ヨーロッパバイソン (Yōroppa baison)European bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Latin bisōn
- bisōnEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Latvian sumbrs
- sumbrsEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Lithuanian stumbras
- stumbrasEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Norwegian visent
- visentEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Persian ویسنت
- ویسنت (visent)European bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Polish żubr
- żubrEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Portuguese bisão europeu, bisonte europeu
- bisão europeuEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
- bisonte europeuEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Romanian zimbru
- zimbruEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Russian зубр
- зубр (zubr)European bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Slovak zubor
- zuborEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Spanish bisonte europeo
- bisonte europeoEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Swedish visent, europeisk bison
- visentEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
- europeisk bisonEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Turkish Avrupa bizonu
- Avrupa bizonuEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Ukrainian зубр
- зубр (zubr)European bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
Welsh ych gwyllt
- ych gwylltEuropean bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus
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Cite this entry
APA
wisent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wisent
MLA
“wisent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wisent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wisent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wisent.
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