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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.

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

1. The European bison (Bison bonasus, or Europaeus), 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 Caesar, with which it has often been confused. Origin: G. Auerochs, OHG. Rohso; r (cf. AS. R) + ohso ox, G. Ochs. Cf. Owre, Ox. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aurochs

auriscope auriscopes auriscopic auriscopy aurist aurists aurited aurivilliusite aurivorous auro-

aurocephalous auroch aurochloride aurochlorides aurochromoderma aurochs (current term) aurochsen aurochses aurocyanide aurocyanides

aurodox auromercaptoacetanilid aurone auropalpebral reflex aurophilic aurora aurora-colored aurora australis aurora austrealis aurora borealis

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