urus

[ yoor-uhs ]

noun

, plural u·rus·es.

1. the aurochs.

urus

/ ˈjʊərəs /

noun

1. another name for the aurochs

Word History and Origins

Origin of urus¹

1595–1605; < Latin ūrus a kind of wild ox (cognate with Greek oûros ) < Germanic; compare Old English, Old High German ūr, Old Norse ūrr

Word History and Origins

Origin of urus¹

C17: from ūrus, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German ūr, Old Norse urr, Greek ouros aurochs

Example Sentences

The urus would have become extinct but for the care taken by Russian emperors to preserve a remnant in Lithuanian forests.

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The urus, or wild ox, appears to have contributed a few names, of which our Ure may be one.

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In the forests of Poland and Lithuania the urus, a species of wild ox, is still occasionally met with.

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There were species of wild cattle, including the European bison, and the urus or aurochs—spoken of by C�sar, and kin to, and doubtless partly ancestral to, the tame ox.

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Two gigantic oxen—a bison and a urus—roamed over the fir-clad hills of Scotland, and a curious flat-headed ox, of small size and minute horns, made Ireland its peculiar home.

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