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urus

(yo̵or′əs)

noun

an extinct, shaggy, long-horned wild ox (Bos primigenius), formerly common in Europe and thought to be an ancestor of modern domestic cattle

Origin: L < PGmc ūr- (> OHG uro, OE ur, aurochs

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noun pl. u·rus·es

An extinct wild ox (Bos primigenius) of Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia, believed to be the ancestor of domestic cattle. Also called aurochs.

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Origin: Latin ūrus

Origin: , of Germanic origin

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