bison

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bison in the present form first recorded from A. V. (Deut. 14: 5 margin), earlier in L. pl. bisontes of bison (whence F. bison) — Gmc. *wisand-, *wisund- (OE. wesend, OHG. wisant. -unt, ON. visundr); familiar in recent times in connection with the American bison.

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