About The Word Aurochs
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Aurochs
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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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