Usage Note
Wisent (Bison bonasus) is Europe's largest land mammal and nearly went extinct in the 20th century; successful reintroduction programmes in Poland and Germany have brought numbers back. Not to be confused with Bison (American bison).
Examples
"In dem Naturschutzgebiet lebt inzwischen eine freilebende Wisentherde."
Natural Translation
In the nature reserve a free-living herd of European bison now lives.
Literal Translation
In the nature-reserve lives now a free-living bison-herd.
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