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bison † 
n. a North American mammal, Bison bison, usually called the buffalo (def. 2).
See also: buffalo ((v.)) (def. 2)
- 1786 (1957) They [Assiniboines] were all moderately tall, manly looking men . . . well dressed in leather, with a bison robe. . . .
- 1822 The Bison is an animal of the west regions, scarcely known in the inhabited districts.
- 1955 Bison and Pronghorn antelope . . . were frequently preyed upon by bands of wolves. . . .
- 1786 (1957) They [Assiniboines] were all moderately tall, manly looking men . . . well dressed in leather, with a bison robe. . . .