aurochs
An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattleAn extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.
Meaning
2 sensesAn extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.
Auerochse, Ur
турtur
large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle
The European bison (Bos bonasus, or Europæus).
European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from German Aurochs, an early variant of Auerochse, from Middle High German ūrochBorrowed from German Aurochs, an early variant of Auerochse, from Middle High German ūrochse (“aurochs”), from Old High German ūrohso (“aurochs”), a compound consisting of ūro (“aurochs”) (from Proto-Germanic *ūraz, *ūrô (“aurochs”)) + ohso (“ox”). Akin to Old English ūr (“aurochs”), Old Norse úrr (“aurochs”), Middle Low German ūrosse (“aurochs”), Old English oxa (“ox”). More at ox.
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Forms
plural: aurochs / aurochsen / aurochsesSynonyms
5 synonyms- large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle:urusBos primigenius
- European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison:wisentBison bonasus
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular