Definition of Urus
U´rus
n.
1.
(Zool.)
A
very
large
,
powerful
,
and
savage
extinct
bovine
animal
(
Bos
urus
or
Bos
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
.
Related Words
aurochs
,
Bos
,
Bos
primigenius
,
genus
Bos
,
ox
,
wild
ox
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