urus
Americannoun
noun
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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
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But there were the cattle, the aurochs and the urus, and the little horses and deer, and wild hog and a score of other creatures which, in the estimation of the sea-serpent, were extremely edible.
From The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man by Waterloo, Stanley
The urus had avenged himself especially on the horse, which was lying dead beside the knight; as for Sir de Lorche, he was not seriously injured.
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
Once, too, they had been treed by a bull urus, a gigantic white beast with a seven-foot spread of polished horns.
From In the Morning of Time by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir
There were two great tanned, tough urus hides.
From The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man by Waterloo, Stanley
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