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Aurochs

Aurochs Meaning & Definition
Aurochs Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Aurochs?

[n] large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle
[n] European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison

Synonyms | Synonyms for Aurochs: Bison bonasus | Bos primigenius | urus | wisent

Related Terms | Find terms related to Aurochs:

See Also | bison | Bos | genus Bison | genus Bos | ox | wild ox

Aurochs In Webster's Dictionary

\Au"rochs\ ([add]"r[o^]ks), n. [G. auerochs, OHG. [=u]rohso; [=u]r (cf. AS. [=u]r) + ohso ox, G. ochs. Cf. {Owre}, {Ox}.] (Zo["o]l.) The European bison ({Bison bonasus, or Europ[ae]us}), once widely distributed, but now nearly extinct, except where protected in the Lithuanian forests, and perhaps in the Caucasus. It is distinct from the Urus of C[ae]sar, with which it has often been confused.

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