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English > 1 sense of the word wisent:
NOUNanimalwisent, aurochs, Bison bonasusEuropean bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison
English > wisent: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningEuropean bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison.
Synonymsaurochs, Bison bonasus
Member ofgenus Bisonsometimes considered a subgenus of genus Bos
BroaderbisonAny of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns