bison
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The plural of "bison" is "bison."
bison(
bay
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sihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The cave paintings depicted bison and other wild animals.Las pinturas rupestres representaban bisontes y otros animales salvajes.
b. el búfalo (M) (North American)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Tens of millions of bison once roamed the plains of North America.Decenas de millones de búfalos una vez deambularon por las llanuras norteamericanas.
c. el bisonte americano (M) (North American)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The bison was hunted almost to extinction.Se cazó al bisonte norteamericano hasta casi su extinción.
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