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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.]
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Noun1.urus - 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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