steppe bison; steppe wisent
Extinct species of bison that lived in the Eurasian steppe during the Pleistocene. Scientific name: Bison priscus.
The steppe bison went extinct about 10,000 years ago.
I saw a steppe bison fossil at the museum.
Variant with interpunct; less common in running text.
Borrowed from English 'steppe bison', combining 'steppe' and 'bison'.