Definitions for: Aurochs


[n] large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle
[n] European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison



Webster (1913) Definition: Au"rochs ([add]"r[o^]ks), n. [G. auerochs, OHG.
[=u]rohso; [=u]r (cf. AS. [=u]r) + ohso ox, G. ochs. Cf.
Owre, Ox.] (Zo["o]l.)
The European bison (Bison bonasus, or Europ[ae]us), 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 C[ae]sar, with
which it has often been confused.

Synonyms: Bison bonasus, Bos primigenius, urus, wisent

See Also: bison, Bos, genus Bison, genus Bos, ox, wild ox

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