zubr
zubr · zubrs
A wisent, European bisonA wisent, European bison (Bos bonasus).
/ˈzuːbə(ɹ)/
Meaning
2 sensesA wisent, European bison (Bos bonasus).
(obsolete)One of several species of European bison or aurochs, which were unclearly delineated in the 1800s when this sense was in use.
Origin
From Polish żubr, from Proto-Slavic *zǫbrъ, *izǫbrъ, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵóFrom Polish żubr, from Proto-Slavic *zǫbrъ, *izǫbrъ, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos (“tooth, horn, peg”).
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