单词 | aurochs |
释义 | aurochs (once / 49043 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY aurochs USAGE EXAMPLESSchneider was amazed to see that the long-hidden plaster had been daubed with prehistoric paintings of bison, horses and aurochs. Washington Post(Aug 01, 2016) The wild ancestor of most domestic cattle, the aurochs, Bos primigenius, has been extinct since the 17th century. New York Times(May 23, 2016) Aurochs once ranged across Europe and much of Asia. Washington Post(Apr 04, 2016) 1 n large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle 2Syn|Hyper Bos primigenius, urus ox, wild ox any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos n European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison Syn|Hyper Bison bonasus, wisent bison any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns |
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