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American bison

American bison

A shaggy bovine with a shoulder hump, short curved horns and a beard. Also classified under the scientific name Bison bison.

Bos bison

All languages

English
American bison
Norwegian
amerikansk bison
Japanese
アメリカバイソン — あめりかばいそん — amerikabaison
Korean
아메리카들소 — amerikadeulso
Spanish
bisonte americano
French
Bison d’Amérique
German
Amerikanischer Bison

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