Wisent — meaning in English

English meaning

• Bison noun A large, shaggy, wild ox-like mammal native to North America and parts of Europe.
• buffalo verb To intimidate, confuse, or trick someone, often to pressure them into doing something.

Senses

Wisent is used for these senses in English:

• European bison The wisent, species Bos bonasus, Europe's heaviest land animal.
• bison A large, wild bovid of the genus Bison.
• buffalo An animal from the subtribe Bubalina, also known as true buffalos, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis.
• wisent The European bison, Bison bonasus or Bos bonasus.

buffalo — full definition

1. verb To intimidate, confuse, or trick someone, often to pressure them into doing something.
2. verb To hunt buffalo.

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