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 (pluralaurochs)
Etymology: German, from Old High German ūrohso, from
ūro aurochs + ohso ox; akin to Old English ūr
aurochs — more at oxDate: 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.
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