American bison

Other forms: American bisons

Definitions of American bison
  1. noun
    large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
    synonyms: American buffalo, Bison bison, buffalo
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    type of:
    bison
    any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns
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