urus
[yoo r-uh s]
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noun, plural u·rus·es.
the aurochs.
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
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Historical Examples of urus
The asp was worshipped by the Egyptians under the name of urus.
It is thought by some that the Chillingham cattle are descendants of the urus.
The Tree-DwellersKatharine Elizabeth Dopp
For information concerning the wild cattle, see The Urus, p. 145.
The Tree-DwellersKatharine Elizabeth Dopp
The gigantic, unwieldy ox, the Urus of Caesar, has been extinct since Roman times.
Gospel PhilosophyJ. H. Ward
Some confusion has arisen as to the description and the names of the Urus and the Bison.
Notes on the FenlandT. McKenny Huges
urus
noun plural uruses
Word Origin for urus
C17: from ūrus, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German ūr, Old Norse urr, Greek ouros aurochs
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