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wisent definition

wi·sent (vē′zənt, wē′-)

noun

the European bison (Bison bonasus), now nearly extinct

Etymology: Ger < OHG wisunt, bison

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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