| 单词 | wood buffalo |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswood buffalo wood buffalo n. a variety of American bison (Bison bison athabascæ) found in the wooded parts of the west of Canada. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > subfamily Bovinae (bovine) > [noun] > genus Bison > Bison bison (bison) > varieties of prairie buffalo1806 wood buffalo1837 plain buffalo1859 mountain buffalo1868 wood bison1895 1837 T. Simpson Narr. Discov. North Coast Amer. (1843) 60 We saw three moose-deer on the top of one of the hills; and their tracks, and those of the wood-buffalo, were numerous in every direction. 1897 E. Coues New Light Early Hist. Greater Northwest II. xviii. 622 They are the wood buffalo, more shy and wild than those on the plains. 1961 W. P. Keller Canada's Wild Glory v. 274 One small pocket of pure wood buffalo persist in a remote corner of the area, and plans are afoot to establish new sanctuaries for these. 1972 T. McHugh Time of Buffalo iii. 22 Differences in color and texture of coat are useful in separating the two subspecies—Bison bison bison, the plains buffalo, and Bison bison athabascae, the wood buffalo. < as lemmas |
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