WISENT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison

Synonyms:

aurochs; Bison bonasus; wisent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("wisent" is a kind of...):

bison (any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns)

Holonyms ("wisent" is a member of...):

genus Bison (sometimes considered a subgenus of genus Bos: American buffalo)

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