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) +
ohso
ox
Words nearby aurochs
auriol,
auris,
auriscope,
aurist,
aurobindo,
aurochs,
aurora,
aurora australis,
aurora borealis,
auroral,
auroral zone
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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 cattle
Also called: urus
Word Origin for aurochs
C18: from German, from Old High German
ūrohso, from
ūro bison +
ohso
ox