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bison

/ˈbaɪ.sən/

bisonnoun

bison

множ.

/ˈbaɪ.sən/

Translations

The bison roamed freely across the plains.

Бизон свободно бродил по равнинам.

The European bison is also known as the wisent.

Европейский зубр также известен как висент.

Definitions

A large, humpbacked, shaggy-haired wild ox native to North America and Europe, known for its massive head and short horns.

The bison roamed freely across the plains, grazing on the abundant grass.

The meat of the bison, used as food.

Bison is leaner than beef but just as flavorful.

Synonyms

American buffalo

wild ox

bisonadjective

/ˈbaɪsən/

Used attributively to modify another noun (e.g., bison meat, bison leather).

Definitions

Relating to, made from, or consisting of bison.

We tried a bison burger at the new restaurant.

bisonproper noun

Definitions

GNU Bison, a computer program that automatically generates parsers from a grammar specification.

Bison is widely used to build compilers and interpreters.