About The Word Urus
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Urus
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What's The Definition Of Urus?
[n] large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle
Synonyms | Synonyms for Urus: aurochs | Bos primigenius Related Terms | Find terms related to Urus: See Also | Bos | genus Bos | ox | wild ox Urus In Webster's Dictionary \U"rus\, n. [L.; of Teutonic origin. See {Aurochs}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A very large, powerful, and savage extinct bovine animal
({Bos urus or primigenius}) anciently abundant in Europe. It
appears to have still existed in the time of Julius C[ae]sar.
It had very large horns, and was hardly capable of
domestication. Called also, {ur}, {ure}, and {tur}.
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