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Definition of Bisons

Bison
Bison Bi"son (b[imac]"s[o^]n; 277), n. [L. bison, Gr. bi`swn, a wild ox; akin to OHG. wisunt, wisant, G. wisent, AS. wesend, Icel. v[=i]sundr: cf. F. bison.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) The aurochs or European bison. (b) The American bison buffalo (Bison Americanus), a large, gregarious bovine quadruped with shaggy mane and short black horns, which formerly roamed in herds over most of the temperate portion of North America, but is now restricted to very limited districts in the region of the Rocky Mountains, and is rapidly decreasing in numbers.

Meaning of Bisons from wikipedia

- bison. Its relationship with other extinct bison species is unclear, though it appears to be only distantly related to the steppe and American bisons...
- the various firms who follow Blackpool—Rammy Arms Crew, Bennys Mob, BISONS (or Bisons Riot Squad), and now The Muckers. In 1985, when hooliganism was rife...
- States. The current Bisons organization was founded in 1979 and ****umed the history of previous franchises that also used the Buffalo Bisons name, most notably...
- track & field, and volleyball. The Bisons iced a junior ice hockey team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. The Bisons won four consecutive Turnbull Cups...
- program, the Lipscomb Bisons Coat of arms of Manitoba Flag of Manitoba University of Manitoba and its athletic program, the Manitoba Bisons Marshall University...
- longer than American bisons, showing signs of more developed adaptations into mountainous habitats. The protection of the European bison has a long history;...
- American bison and European bison (the wisent). Bison or Bisons may also refer to: Bison, Kansas, a city Bison, Oklahoma, an unincorporated community Bison, South...
- 1925, the Bisons managed to wrestle Jim Kendrick from his contract with the Hammond Pros and signed him to play for Buffalo. In 1925 the Bisons were led...
- Atlanta Hawks can be traced back to the Buffalo Bisons franchise, which was founded in 1946. The Bisons were a member of the National Basketball League...
- health condition. Between 1925 and 1928, 6,673 plains bisons, compared to 1,500–2,000 wood bisons, were translocated from Buffalo National Park into the...