urus
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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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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
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
In other words, they were subsequent to the last great physical changes of Europe, and were contemporaries of the urus and bison, not of the Elephas primigenius, Rhinoceros tichorhinus, and Hyaena spelaea.
From The Antiquity of Man by Lyell, Charles, 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.
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.
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