au·rochs

(ou′rŏks′, ôr′ŏks′)

n. pl. aurochs

1. A wild ox (Bos primigenius) of Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia that became extinct in the 17th century and is believed to be the ancestor of domestic cattle. Also called urus.

2. See wisent.

[Obsolete German, variant of German Auerochs, from Middle High German ūrohse, from Old High German ūrohso : ūro, aurochs + ohso, ox; see uks-en- in Indo-European roots.]

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aurochs

(ˈɔːrɒks)

n, pl -rochs

1. (Animals) a recently extinct member of the cattle tribe, Bos primigenius, that inhabited forests in N Africa, Europe, and SW Asia. It had long horns and is thought to be one of the ancestors of modern cattle. Also called: urus

2. (Palaeontology) a recently extinct member of the cattle tribe, Bos primigenius, that inhabited forests in N Africa, Europe, and SW Asia. It had long horns and is thought to be one of the ancestors of modern cattle. Also called: urus

[C18: from German, from Old High German ūrohso, from ūro bison + ohso ox]

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au•rochs

(ˈɔr ɒks)

n., pl. -rochs.

1. a large, extinct European wild ox, Bos primigenius.

2. bison. (def. 2).

[1760–70; < German, variant (now obsolete) of Auerochs, Old High German ūrohso=ūr (c. Old English ūr bison) + ohso ox]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	aurochs - European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison Bison bonasus, wisent genus Bison - sometimes considered a subgenus of genus Bos: American buffalo bison - any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns
	2.	aurochs - large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle Bos primigenius, urus Bos, genus Bos - wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini wild ox, ox - any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos

Translations

uro

зубр

aurochs

[ˈɔːrɒks] N → uro m, aurochs m

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aurochs

n → Auerochse m, → Ur m

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Here they fed me, releasing my arms, and I ate of half-cooked aurochs steak and a stew which may have been made of snakes, for many of the long, round pieces of meat suggested them most nauseatingly.

There were aurochs, red deer, saber-tooth tiger, cave-bear, hyaenadon and many other examples of the fauna of Caspak done in colors, usually of four shades of brown, or scratched upon the surface of the rock.

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It was a beautiful, gently rolling country, broken by occasional outcroppings of sandstone and by patches of dense forest relieved by open, park-like stretches and broad meadows whereon grazed countless herbivorous animals--red deer, aurochs, and infinite variety of antelope and at least three distinct species of horse, the latter ranging in size from a creature about as large as Nobs to a magnificent animal fourteen to sixteen hands high.

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Trinity researcher Marta Verdugo said: "Sequencing Near Eastern wild cattle, or aurochs, allowed the team to unravel the domestication process of this most formidable of beasts."

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Going back in time, he said the landscape was shaped by aurochs - the predecessors of cattle - rather than sheep, which arrived on our shores from the Middle East.

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In which, there are extrinsic and intrinsic factors, extrinsic factors and examples are shown as follows: habitat degradation (Aurochs in 1627, Caucasian Bison in 1925, New Mexican Wolf in 1920, Barbary Lion in 1922 and Tasmanian Wolf in 1933), introduction of exotic species (Eichhornia crassipes in China), over-exploitation (hunting and fishing).

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Present day domestic cattle were domesticated from the extinct aurochs, Bos primigenius (Payne, 1991; Troy et al., 2001).

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Conversely, the world-wide genome-wide analysis of ancestry, divergence and admixture revealed that African taurine cattle were first domesticated in the Middle East and later hybridized with African aurochs [10].

Variations in mitochondrial cytochrome b region among Ethiopian indigenous cattle populations assert Bos taurus maternal origin and historical dynamics

Our ecology evolved with large herbivores -- with free-roaming herds of aurochs (the ancestral cow), tarpan (the original horse), elk, bear, bison, red deer, roe deer, wild boar and millions of beavers.

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An investigation of the origins of cattle and aurochs deposited in the Early Bronze Age barrows at Gayhurst and Irthlingborough.

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