Polyglot Dictionary

Bison

/ˈbiːzɔn/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Bisons

Meaning

  1. bison

    • Der Bison lebt in der Prärie.

      The bison lives on the prairie.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

wisent

Bison is more general, or the American bison; Wisent specifically means the European bison, a distinct species.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

bisonte

bisonte is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "bison."

French

bison

bison is the French word for the same thing — both mean "bison."

Practice

1 What does Bison mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ lebt in der Prärie.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bison?

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