An extinct wild ox (Bos primigenius) of Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia, believed to be the ancestor of domestic cattle. Also called aurochs.
[Latin ūrus, of Germanic origin.]
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n., pl. u·rus·es.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle
Synonyms: aurochs, Bos primigenius
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 | Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
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