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u·rus  (yrs)
n. 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.
[Latin rus, of Germanic origin.]
urus [ˈjʊərəs]
n pl uruses
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) (Earth Sciences / Palaeontology) another name for the aurochs
[from ūrus, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German ūr, Old Norse urr, Greek ouros aurochs]
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Noun1.urus - large recently extinct long-horned European wild oxurus - large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle
Bos primigenius, aurochs
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
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He also brought forth two large drinking cups, made out of the horn of the urus, and hooped with silver.
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