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Definition of Aurochs
1. Noun. European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison.
2. Noun. Large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle.
Group relationships: Bos, Genus Bos
Generic synonyms: Ox, Wild Ox
Definition of Aurochs
1. n. The European bison (Bison bonasus, or Europæus), once widely distributed, but now nearly extinct, except where protected in the Lithuanian forests, and perhaps in the Caucasus. It is distinct from the Urus of Cæsar, with which it has often been confused.
Definition of Aurochs
1. Noun. An extinct European mammal, ''Bos primigenius'', the ancestor of domestic cattle. ¹
2. Noun. (zoology) The European bison (''Bison bonasus'', or ''Europæus''). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aurochs
1. an extinct European ox [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Aurochs
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