aurochs

[ awr-oks ]

/ ˈɔr ɒks /

noun, plural au·rochs.

a large, black European wild ox, Bos primigenius: extinct since 1627.

(not used scientifically) the European bison.

Origin of aurochs

1760–70; <German, variant (now obsolete) of Auerochs,Middle High German ūrochse,Old High German ūrohso, equivalent to ūr (cognate with Old English ūr bison) + ohsoox

Words nearby aurochs

Auriol, auris, auriscope, aurist, Aurobindo, aurochs, Aurora, aurora australis, aurora borealis, auroral, auroral zone

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Example sentences from the Web for aurochs

A terrible storm melts the polar ice caps, unleashing a group of prehistoric creatures called Aurochs.
The Daily Beast’s Oscar Nominees: Leonardo DiCaprio, Anne Hathaway & More|Marlow Stern|January 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
When I saw her on the horns of the aurochs, I heard a voice in my soul saying, 'Defend her!'
Quo Vadis|Henryk Sienkiewicz
But our domestic cattle are derived from some form of aurochs—probably from some lesser Central Asiatic variety.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells
This is the aurochs, which appears repeatedly on the carvings in the British Museum.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram

That the Aurochs is ten feet three inches from nose to tail.
Delineations of the Ox Tribe|George Vasey
Sometimes she went and told her mother how naughty her daughter was, even to calling her an aurochs.
Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks|William Elliot Griffis

British Dictionary definitions for aurochs

aurochs

/ (ˈɔːrɒks) /

noun plural -rochs

a recently extinct member of the cattle tribe, Bos primigenius, that inhabited forests in N Africa, Europe, and SW Asia. It had long horns and is thought to be one of the ancestors of modern cattleAlso called: urus

Word Origin for aurochs

C18: from German, from Old High German ūrohso, from ūro bison + ohso ox

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单词	aurochs
释义	aurochs [ awr-oks ] / ˈɔr ɒks / noun, plural au·rochs. a large, black European wild ox, Bos primigenius: extinct since 1627. (not used scientifically) the European bison. Origin of aurochs 1760–70; <German, variant (now obsolete) of Auerochs,Middle High German ūrochse,Old High German ūrohso, equivalent to ūr (cognate with Old English ūr bison) + ohsoox Words nearby aurochs Auriol, auris, auriscope, aurist, Aurobindo, aurochs, Aurora, aurora australis, aurora borealis, auroral, auroral zone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aurochs A terrible storm melts the polar ice caps, unleashing a group of prehistoric creatures called Aurochs. The Daily Beast’s Oscar Nominees: Leonardo DiCaprio, Anne Hathaway & More\|Marlow Stern\|January 4, 2013\|DAILY BEAST When I saw her on the horns of the aurochs, I heard a voice in my soul saying, 'Defend her!' Quo Vadis\|Henryk Sienkiewicz But our domestic cattle are derived from some form of aurochs—probably from some lesser Central Asiatic variety. The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind\|Herbert George Wells This is the aurochs, which appears repeatedly on the carvings in the British Museum. The Cradle of Mankind\|W.A. Wigram That the Aurochs is ten feet three inches from nose to tail. Delineations of the Ox Tribe\|George Vasey Sometimes she went and told her mother how naughty her daughter was, even to calling her an aurochs. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks\|William Elliot Griffis British Dictionary definitions for aurochs aurochs / (ˈɔːrɒks) / noun plural -rochs a recently extinct member of the cattle tribe, Bos primigenius, that inhabited forests in N Africa, Europe, and SW Asia. It had long horns and is thought to be one of the ancestors of modern cattleAlso called: urus Word Origin for aurochs C18: from German, from Old High German ūrohso, from ūro bison + ohso ox Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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