WISENT

wisent, aurochs, Bison bonasus

(noun) European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

wisent (plural wisents)

The European bison, Bison bonasus.

Synonyms

• European bison, zubr

Hypernyms

• (a member of the Genus Bison): bison

• (a cloven-hoofed ruminant mammal of the subfamily Bovinae, cattle): bovine

• (a hoofed mammal chewing cud): ruminant

Hyponyms

• (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

Anagrams

• Westin, twines

Source: Wiktionary



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