American bison
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of American bison
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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In addition to endangered populations, the base is home to a herd of North American bison, one of only two wild conservation herds of bison in California.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2025
The study's methodology could also be adapted to reconstruct the causes of population declines and range collapses of other large herbivores, including American bison, to improve awareness of past threats and enrich current conservation plans.
From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2023
Large herbivores like the American bison and the white rhinoceros traditionally clipped grass and ate shrubs, reducing available wildfire fuel.
From Scientific American • Sep. 9, 2023
As the young moose explore their new 435-acre home, they will encounter American bison, Roosevelt elk, deer, mountain goats, bighorn sheep, caribou and trumpeter swans that also live at Northwest Trek.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2023
I left for school under the benevolent gaze not only of Mother but also of bright-eyed otters and burly American bison and stretching and yawning orangutans.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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