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

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.

From A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open by Roosevelt, Theodore

But Jagienka was now thinking about something else; turning toward Zbyszko, she asked: "Then you killed the urus?"

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

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

From Surnames as a Science by Ferguson, Robert

The native animals are, first the urus or zoras described by Caesar, which the English very ignorantly and erroneously call the buffalo.

From Biographical Memorials of James Oglethorpe by Harris, Thaddeus Mason

He also brought forth two large drinking cups, made out of the horn of the urus, and hooped with silver.

From Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter, Sir