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u⋅rus

  [yoor-uhs]
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–noun, plural u⋅rus⋅es.
the aurochs.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L ūrus a kind of wild ox (c. Gk oûros) < Gmc; cf. OE, OHG ūr, ON ūrr
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u·rus   (yŏŏr'əs)   
n.   pl. u·rus·es
An extinct wild ox (Bos primigenius) of Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia, believed to be the ancestor of domestic cattle. Also called aurochs.

[Latin ūrus, of Germanic origin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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