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

But Jagienka was now thinking about something else; turning toward Zbyszko, she asked: "Then you killed the urus?"

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

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

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.

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.

But both have entirely disappeared as wild animals, unless indeed the white cattle of Chillingham are really descendants of Caesar's dreadful urus and not merely domestic cattle lapsed into savagery.

From Concerning Animals and Other Matters by Aitken, Edward Hamilton