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bison vs American buffalo

American buffalo vs bison

bison and American buffalo both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bison Yes No No No
American buffalo Yes No No No
As nouns, American buffalo is a hyponym of bison; that is, American buffalo is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bison:
  • bison: any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns
  • American buffalo: large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
Other hyponyms of bison include American bison, Bison bison, buffalo, aurochs, Bison bonasus, wisent.
bison (noun) American buffalo (noun)
any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
Difference between bison and American buffalo

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