Definition of Urus

1. Noun. Large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle.

Exact synonyms: Aurochs, Bos Primigenius
Group relationships: Bos, Genus Bos
Generic synonyms: Ox, Wild Ox

Definition of Urus

1. n. A very large, powerful, and savage extinct bovine animal (Bos urus or primigenius) anciently abundant in Europe. It appears to have still existed in the time of Julius Cæsar. It had very large horns, and was hardly capable of domestication. Called also, ur, ure, and tur.

2. n. A very large, powerful, and savage extinct bovine animal (Bos urus or primigenius) anciently abundant in Europe. It appears to have still existed in the time of Julius Cæsar. It had very large horns, and was hardly capable of domestication. Called also, ur, ure, and tur.

Definition of Urus

1. an extinct European ox [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Urus

1. A very large, powerful, and savage extinct bovine animal (Bos urus or primigenius) anciently abundant in Europe. It appears to have still existed in the time of Julius Caesar. It had very large horns, and was hardly capable of domestication. Called also, ur, ure, and tur. Origin: L.; of Teutonic origin. See Aurochs. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Urus

urtications
Urtica dioica
Urtica pipulifera
urubu
urubu
Urubupunga
Urubupunga Falls
urubus
Uruguay
Uruguayan
Uruguayan monetary unit
Uruguayan peso
Uruguay potato
Uruguay potato vine
urus (current term)
urus (current term)
uruses
urushiol
urushiol
urushiols
urushiol oxidase
urva
urva
urvas
US
USA
usabilities
usability
usable
usableness

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