Aurochs

Definition of Aurochs

Au´rochs   Pronunciation: ạ´rǒks
n.1.(Zool.) The European bison (Bison bonasus, or Bison 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.

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bison, Bison bonasus, genus Bison, wisent
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