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au·rochs (ô′räks′)

noun pl. aurochs au′·rochs′

  1. Rare wisent
  2. urus

Etymology: Ger auerochs < OHG ūrohso < ūr, aurochs (< IE base *wer-, damp > urine & names of male animals, as L verres, boar, Sans vṣabháḥ, bull) + ohso, ox

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