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单词 aurochs
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
au•rochs  (ôroks),USA pronunciation n., pl. -rochs. 
  1. Mammalsa large, black European wild ox, Bos primigenius: extinct since 1627.
  2. Mammals(not used scientifically) the European bison.
  • German, variant (now obsolete) of Auerochs, Middle High German ūrochse, Old High German ūrohso, equivalent. to ūr (cognate with Old English ūr bison) + ohso ox
  • 1760–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
aurochs /ˈɔːrɒks/ n ( pl -rochs)
  1. 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 cattle
    Also called: urus
Etymology: 18th Century: from German, from Old High German ūrohso, from ūro bison + ohso ox
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