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bison

[bahy-suhn, -zuhn] / ˈbaɪ sən, -zən /
NOUN
buffalo
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For millennia, the Pawnee had relied on dogs to haul their belongings on bison hunting trips; when they acquired horses, the impact was immediate and dramatic.

From Science Magazine

Now, Mr. Geide finds himself along another pipeline route, this time for an unfamiliar technology that he said feels even riskier than the oil flowing beneath his bison.

From New York Times

The public will be able to walk among the grazing cattle and ponies, but the bison will remain fenced off.

From BBC

That tall tale gets something right: Doubling the stuff that matters to us has been central to art since we put bison on cave walls.

From New York Times

Studies have also shown that compared with cattle, bison graze in a way that makes them more effective at trimming dominant grasses, allowing sunlight to reach the smaller flowering plants known as forbs.

From Science Magazine