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

The color of the urus is not known.

From The Tree-Dwellers by Brown, Howard V.

An urus or fair is held here on Thursdays, the day commonly sacred to Muhammadan saints, and on this account the Kunbis will not be shaved on Thursdays.

From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)

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

In the forests of Poland and Lithuania the urus, a species of wild ox, is still occasionally met with.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various

"We all saw him shoot the urus, and we saw something still better; he bent the bow without a crank."

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