bison
/ˈbaɪsn/noun
उच्चारण बाइसन
बाइसन, जंगली भैंसा
Core word
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a large wild animal of the cow family that is covered with hair, found in North America (also called buffalo) and Europe
बाइसन, जंगली भैंसा
- Herds of bison once roamed the plains of North America.
- The wildlife park has a small herd of Indian bison, also called gaur.
- A bison can weigh over a tonne and run surprisingly fast.
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- We saw a bison standing quietly beside the forest track.
- Hunting once reduced the number of bison to a few hundred.
Synonyms buffalo
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bison (countable noun; same plural)
The plural of bison is bison. Do not add -s or -es. The singular and plural look the same: one bison, ten bison.
Bison का plural भी bison ही है। -s या -es न लगाएँ। एक bison, दस bison।
- A bison stood in the middle of the road.
- A herd of bison crossed the grassland.
a herd of bison / bison + plural verb
With a plural meaning, the verb is plural: the bison were grazing.
Plural अर्थ में क्रिया plural आती है: the bison were grazing।
- The bison were grazing near the river.
the Indian bison (gaur)
In India, gaur is the Indian bison, the largest wild cattle in the world, found in forests of the south and central India.
भारत में gaur भारतीय bison है, जो दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा जंगली गोवंश है और दक्षिण व मध्य भारत के जंगलों में पाया जाता है।
- The Indian bison, or gaur, lives in the Nilgiri hills.
bison vs buffalo
A bison is American or European; the Indian buffalo and the African buffalo are different animals. The American bison is often wrongly called a buffalo.
Bison अमेरिकी या यूरोपीय है; भारतीय भैंस और अफ़्रीकी buffalo अलग जानवर हैं।
- The American bison is not the same as the Indian buffalo.
+Collocations 5
adjective + bison
wildmassiveshaggyEuropeanIndian
- A massive shaggy bison walked slowly through the snow.
verb + bison
huntprotectspotgrazecharge
- Conservationists protect the last herds of wild bison.
bison + noun
herdcalfhornhumpreserve
- A bison calf stayed close to its mother.
bison + preposition
in the parkacross the plainsof North Americanear the lake
- Bison roamed across the plains of North America in huge numbers.
herd + of + bison
a herd ofa group ofa pair ofa small herd of
- A herd of bison blocked the forest road for an hour.
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- Hunting nearly wiped out the bison in the nineteenth century.
उन्नीसवीं सदी में शिकार ने bison को लगभग समाप्त कर दिया।
- Radhika saw a bison in the national park during the school tour.
राधिका ने स्कूल पर्यटन के दौरान राष्ट्रीय उद्यान में एक bison देखा।
- A bison can weigh almost a tonne.
एक bison का वज़न लगभग एक टन हो सकता है।
- The bison has a large hump on its shoulders and a thick winter coat.
Bison के कंधों पर बड़ा कूबड़ और सर्दी का मोटा कोट होता है।
- Wild bison have been reintroduced into parts of Europe.
यूरोप के कुछ भागों में जंगली bison को फिर से बसाया गया है।
- Tourists were told to keep a safe distance from the bison.
पर्यटकों से कहा गया कि वे bison से सुरक्षित दूरी बनाए रखें।
- The plural of bison is the same as the singular, like the plural of sheep.
Bison का बहुवचन एकवचन जैसा ही है, जैसे sheep का।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ We saw three bisons in the park.
✓ We saw three bison in the park.
Bison has the same form in the singular and the plural.
Bison का singular और plural रूप एक ही है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Plural: the plural of bison is usually bison (not 'bisons').
Plural में bison का plural प्रायः bison ही होता है ('bisons' नहीं)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The gaur, found in Indian forests, is often called the Indian bison.
भारतीय जंगलों में पाया जाने वाला gaur अक्सर Indian bison कहलाता है।