Higgs bison

== English == === Alternative forms === Higgs Bison, Higgs-Bison === Etymology === Blend of Higgs boson +‎ bison. From being elusive, not being found after a long search, akin to how the Higgs boson proved time-consuming to find. Higgs was chosen due to the similarity between boson and bison, and its characteristic mysteriousness, due to not being found. === Noun === Higgs bison (plural Higgs bison) (informal, paleontology, biology) The ancestor of the European bison (Bison bonasus), a species originating from the hybridization of the aurochs (Bos primigenius) and the steppe bison (Bison priscus). === References ===