Polyglot Dictionary

Wisent

/ˈviːzɛnt/

der noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Wisente

Meaning

  1. European bison

    • Der Wisent lebt im Wald.

      The European bison lives in the forest.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

bison

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

Practice

1 What does Wisent mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ lebt im Wald.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Wisent?

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