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Aurochs

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Noun

1. aurochs, bison bonasus, wisent

European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison

2. aurochs, bos primigenius, urus

large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Aurochs

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noun plural -rochs
a recently extinct member of the cattle tribe, Bos primigenius, that inhabited forests in N Africa, Europe, and SW Asia. It had long horns and is thought to be one of the ancestors of modern cattle
. Also called: urus

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Aurochs

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nounWord forms: plural ˈauˌrochs
1.  Rare
wisent
2. 
urus

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Aurochs

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n. pl. aurochs
1. A wild ox (Bos primigenius) of Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia that became extinct in the 17th century and is believed to be the ancestor of domestic cattle. Also called urus.
2. See wisent.

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