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Indian bison

Indian bison noun: synonym of gaur (Bos gaurus).

Noun

Indian bison (plural Indian bison or Indian bisons)

  1. Synonym of gaur (Bos gaurus).
    • […] I am sure that the American bison is the grandest of them all. His only rivals for the kingship are the Indian bison, or gaur (Bos gaurus), of Southern India, and the aurochs, or European bison, both of which really surpass him in height, if not in actual balk also.1889, William T. Hornaday, The Extermination of the American Bison
    Synonyms:
    gaur

Synonyms of Indian bison

Forms of Indian bison

pluralIndian bison
pluralIndian bisons

Questions about Indian bison

What does Indian bison mean?
Indian bison means synonym of gaur (Bos gaurus).
What part of speech is Indian bison?
Indian bison is a noun.
What is the plural of Indian bison?
The plural of Indian bison is Indian bison.

Words near Indian bison in the dictionary

  1. Indian bean trees
  2. Indian beans
  3. Indian beet
  4. Indian berries
  5. Indian berry
  6. Indian bison
  7. Indian black-lored tit
  8. Indian black-lored tits
  9. Indian blanket
  10. Indian blanketflower
  11. Indian blankets

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