urus

American  

[yoor-uhs] / ˈyʊər əs /

noun

plural

uruses

1. the aurochs.

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urus British  

/ ˈjʊərəs /

noun

1. another name for the aurochs

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Etymology

Origin of urus

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.

It is thought by some that the Chillingham cattle are descendants of the urus.

From The Tree-Dwellers by Brown, Howard V.

They expected abundant game, because the wilderness was swarming with urus, bisons and boars.

From The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy by Binion, Samuel A.

With jaws powerful enough to crack the thigh-bones of the urus, they nevertheless hesitated to obtrude themselves on the notice either of the crouching saber-tooth or of the two giant bears.

From In the Morning of Time by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir

In fact, the most interesting and also the most perilous moment was coming, because the huntsmen had met a herd of urus and bisons.

From The Knights of the Cross or, Krzyzacy by Binion, Samuel A.