wisent, aurochs, Bison bonasus
(noun) European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison
Source: WordNet® 3.1
wisent (plural wisents)
The European bison, Bison bonasus.
• European bison, zubr
• (a member of the Genus Bison): bison
• (a cloven-hoofed ruminant mammal of the subfamily Bovinae, cattle): bovine
• (a hoofed mammal chewing cud): ruminant
• (only surviving purebred subspecies, Bison bonasus bonasus): lowland wisent
• (subspecies only surviving as a hybrid, Bison bonasus caucasicus): Caucasian wisent
• (extinct subspecies, Bison bonasus hungarorum): Carpathian wisent
• Westin, twines
Source: Wiktionary
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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