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1. aurochs
noun. large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle.
Synonyms
Etymology
- Aurochs (German)
2. aurochs
noun. European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison.
Synonyms
Etymology
- Aurochs (German)
Sentences with aurochs
1. Noun, singular or mass
The extinct aurochs, one of the largest grazing animals of the Pleistocene, is the foundation stock of all domestic cattle today.
2. Verb, base form
A current program is underway in Europe to resurrect by back-breeding an animal similar to aurochs, but even if this succeeds, it probably will not be in demand for ranching.
3. Adverb
The historic ancestors of the cow were aurochs, a long legged horned version of the cow which were hunted to extinction in Poland by the 17th Century according to the Global Invasive Species Database.
