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wi⋅sent

   [vee-zuhnt]
–noun
bison (def. 2).
Origin:
1865–70; < G; OHG wisunt; cf. OE wesend, weosend, ON vīsundr, OPruss wissambrs, Gk bísōn bison
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Language Translation for : Wisent
Spanish: bizcocho, German: das weiche Brötchen, Japanese: 丸パン
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wi·sent     (vē'zənt)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   The European bison (Bison bonasus) having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison. Also called aurochs.


[German, from Middle High German, from Old High German wisunt.]

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wisent

noun
European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison 

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