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Definition of european bison
european bison
Plural:European bison
european bison Lexical Profile
CEFR
B2
Grade
8
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
• noun
1
A large, heavily built wild bovine species (Bison bonasus) native to Europe, historically roaming the continent's ancient deciduous forests and surviving today primarily in protected areas such as the Białowieża Forest.
Example
"Conservation efforts have successfully reintroduced the European bison into several protected forest regions across Eastern Europe."
Synonyms
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Word Origin & Etymology
A compound noun combining the geographic proper adjective 'European' with 'bison', borrowed from Latin 'bison', which traces back to a Germanic root for a wild ox.
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.
180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of European bison. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/european bison