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Moose vs Bison - What's the difference?

moose | bison |

As nouns the difference between moose and bison

is that moose is the largest member of the deer family (Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers while bison is a wild ox, Bison bonasus.

moose

English

Etymology 1

Earlier mus'', ''moos , from a Northeastern (etyl) language name for the animal, such as (etyl) moos, mws (cognate to (etyl) moos, (etyl) mos, (etyl) moz), from , referring to how a moose strips tree bark when feeding. Online Etymology Dictionary

Noun

  • (US) The largest member of the deer family (Alces alces ), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.
    • We saw a moose at the edge of the woods by the marsh .
  • (informal) An ugly person
    • Usage notes
    * The use of (as with the names of many animals, such as deer and fish, which are also invariant); however, this usage can sometimes be considered stilted when a group of more than one moose are considered individually, in which case avoidance of the plural may be the best option, necessitating the employment of a circumlocution.
    Synonyms
    * (l) (British), (l) (qualifier)
    Derived terms
    * moosebird * moose deer * mooseling * moosey * moose yard * mooseyness
    See also
    * (wikipedia "moose")

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) moes.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, rare) A stew.

    • References

    English invariant nouns English irregular plurals English plurals ----

    bison

    English

    (wikipedia bison)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A wild ox, Bison bonasus .
  • A similar American animal, Bison bison'' else ''Bos americanus'' or ''Bisonte americano ; also called a buffalo.

    • Synonyms

    * wisent (Bison bonasus )

    Anagrams

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