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Urus

/ˈjʊəɹəs/

The aurochs.

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The aurochs.

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aurochsnoun	An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.
bos primigeniusnoun	large recently extinct long-horned european wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle

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aurochsnoun	An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.
bos primigeniusnoun	large recently extinct long-horned european wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle
aurochnoun	Alternative form of aurochs. [An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.]
auroxnoun	Alternative spelling of aurochs. [An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.]
bonassusnoun	The aurochs, or European bison.
urochsnoun	Archaic form of aurochs. [An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.]
wild oxnoun	(zoology) Any of several mammals including the aurochs, kouprey, banteng, gaur or reem.
zubrnoun	A wisent, European bison (Bos bonasus).
oxhornnoun	The horn of an ox.
arkarsnoun	(dated) The urial (subspecies of sheep).
reemnoun	A large horned animal in ancient Hebrew literature, variously identified with the wild ox or aurochs (Bos primigenius), the Arabian oryx, or a mythical creature (compare unicorn).
bucraniumnoun	The depiction of the head of an ox, as ornamental flourishes in architectural works.
oryxnoun	Any of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns
unicornnoun	(mythology) A mythical horse, widely believed to exist until the 17th century, with a single, straight, spiraled horn projecting from its forehead.
aegagrusnoun	The wild goat Capra aegagrus.
orycterenoun	(archaic) The aardvark.
ghorkharnoun	Synonym of onager (“Asiatic wild ass”).
quadricornnoun	Any quadricornous (four-horned) animal
aoudadnoun	The Barbary sheep, Ammotragus lervia.
centaurenoun	Obsolete form of centaur. [(Greek mythology) A mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse.]