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The Binomial nomenclature for the American Bison, Bison bison, literally translates from Latin as "Aurochs aurochs," or "Ox ox."

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What is an American bison?

An American bison is a species of bison, Latin name Bison bison.


Latin name for bison?

The Latin name for a bison is "Bison Bison"


What is a bison?

A bison is an animal that lives in the prairies (flat masses of land). It is in the same family as the buffalo, and it is very dangerous.2nd answer:Ummm, the bison is in the cow family, not the buffalo family . . . .its an animal


What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the animal Bison?

Bison bison is the species name of the American Bison. Thus the Genus for this species is Bison.


What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the mammal American bison?

The scientific name for the American bison is Bison bison. It belongs to the kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Artiodactyla, family Bovidae.


Who is an American buffalo?

The American "buffalo", is not really a buffalo, but is actually a bison, which is a separate bovine category.The official species name is Bison Bison.


What is another name for American buffalo?

A Bison.


What is another name for the american buffalo?

A Bison.


How do you spell bison?

That is the correct spelling of "bison" (the taxonomic name for animals such as the North American buffalo).


What is is another name for a bison?

A synonym for bison is also called a buffalo. A wisent or auroch is a European bison which has a smaller, higher head than the North American bison.


What is another name for a North American buffalo?

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Is a American bison the same as a American buffalo?

Yes, they are one and the same, just called by different names. The more correct name is Bison, though, not Buffalo.