Urus

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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