bizon

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bizon

/biˈzon/

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Borrowed from French bison, from Old French bison, from Latin bisōn, bisōnt- (“wild ox”), from Proto-Germanic *wisundaz (“wild ox, aurochs”), from Proto-Indo-European *wisAn- (“aurochs, aurochs horn”), from *weys- (“to flow, melt”).

noun bizoni · bizon · bizonul · bizonii

masculine American bison (Bison bison)

In English

American bison mammal
bison European bison, Bison bonasus

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"bizon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/bizon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

bizon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/bizon

Chicago

"bizon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/bizon.

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@misc{bizon_2026,
  title = {bizon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/bizon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}