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
Bohemian, a name which may have been given by the Venetians to either the bison or urus.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry
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.
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
It is thought by some that the Chillingham cattle are descendants of the urus.
From The Tree-Dwellers by Brown, Howard V.
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