7 definitions found for aurochs

Aurochs AU'ROCHS, n. A species of ox, whose bones are found in gravel and alluvial soil.

aurochs n 1: European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison [syn: wisent, aurochs, Bison bonasus] 2: large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle [syn: aurochs, urus, Bos primigenius]

aurochs 1766, misapplication to the European bison (Bos Bison) of a word that actually refers to a species of wild ox (Bos Ursus) that went extinct 17c., from Ger. Aurochs, from O.H.G. urohso, from uro "aurochs" (cognate with O.E. ur, O.N. ?rr), of unknown origin, + ohso "ox."

aurochs noun (plural aurochs) Etymology: German, from Old High German ūrohso, from ūro aurochs + ohso ox; akin to Old English ūr aurochs — more at ox Date: 1766 an extinct large long-horned wild ox (Bos primigenius) of Europe that is the ancestor of domestic cattle

aurochs
n. (pl. same) an extinct wild ox, Bos primigenius, ancestor of domestic cattle and formerly native to many parts of the world. Also called URUS.
Etymology: G f. OHG urohso f. ur- urus + ohso ox

aurochs ˈɔ:rɔks n. (pl. same) an extinct wild ox, Bos primigenius, ancestor of domestic cattle and formerly native to many parts of the world. Also called URUS. [G f. OHG urohso f. ur- urus + ohso ox]

Aurochs 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.