URUS

aurochs, urus, Bos primigenius

(noun) large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

urus (plural uri or uruses)

The aurochs.

Source: Wiktionary


U"rus, n. Etym: [L.; of Teutonic origin. See Aurochs.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A very large, powerful, and savage extinct bovine animal (Bos urus or primigenius) anciently abundant in Europe. It appears to have still existed in the time of Julius Cæsar. It had very large horns, and was hardly capable of domestication. Called also, ur, ure, and tur.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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