wisent

[vee-zuhnt]

noun

1. bison.

wisent

/ ˈwiːzənt /

noun

1. the European bison See bison

Word History and Origins

Origin of wisent¹

First recorded in 1865–70; from German; Old High German wisunt; compare Old English wesend, weosend, Old Norse vīsundr, Old Prussian wissambrs, Greek bísōn bison

Word History and Origins

Origin of wisent¹

German, from Old High German wisunt _bison

Example Sentences

The forest, part of it contained within a national park, is also home to the largest colony of European bison, or wisent, as well as to species that are rare or even extinct elsewhere.

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No matter whether it’s black, white, brown or wisent, whether it’s in North Dakota or on his second ranch in Tennessee, Sebastian raises his animals for eventual slaughter and consumption.

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It took a reach into the past using ancient DNA and cave art to unveil the wisent’s origin story.

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Filling the gap in the wisent's evolutionary history helped explain why two distinct types of bison — one with long, one with short horns — have been found in ancient cave paintings.

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Filling the gap in the wisent’s evolutionary history helped explain why two distinct types of bison — one with long, one with short horns — have been found in ancient cave paintings.

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