urusn.

/ˈjʊərəs/

Forms: Plural uri ( uruses).

Etymology: < Latin ūrus, = Greek οὖρος , Old Germanic *ūrus : see aurochs n. Compare ure n.³, ure-ox n.

Zoology.

1. = aurochs n., ure-ox n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > subfamily Bovinae (bovine) > [noun] > genus Bos > bos primigenius or aurochs

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1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 323 Those Neat or Buffles called Vri and Bisontes.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 130/2 Such as have Horns, and chew the Cud, as..Goat, Elk, Urus, Bison, etc.

1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 583 The bull, in it's wild state;..Authors have called it..Urus, as if of a different species.

1768 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) I. i. 19 The Urus or Aurochs, the animal in its state of nature, no longer exists in any part of Europe.

1791 W. Smellie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Gen. & Particular (ed. 3) VI. 171 The urus, or aurochs, is the same animal with the common bull in its natural and wild state.

1829 W. Scott Anne of Geierstein I. ii. 42 One of those huge horns made out of the spoils of the urus, or wild bull.

1841 Penny Cycl. XX. 237/1 The forest of Bialoviza..is the only place where the urus is still found.

1888 E. Gerard Land beyond Forest II. 176 The ibex and urus have completely died out, the last urus known of in Transylvania having been killed..in 1775.

2. Applied to species of fossil or prehistoric oxen.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > subfamily Bovinae (bovine) > [noun] > fossil or prehistoric types

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1823 W. Buckland Reliq. Diluvianæ 63 The horn of a very large urus..found at a considerable depth in digging away the diluvium.

1869 J. Lubbock Prehist. Times (ed. 2) vi. 198 The urus, or great fossil ox, is now altogether extinct.

1874 J. Geikie Great Ice Age 405 Associated with this ancient peat-moss are found the bones of the Asiatic elephant,..the urus or great ox.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	urus
释义	urusn. /ˈjʊərəs/ Forms: Plural uri ( uruses). Etymology: < Latin ūrus, = Greek οὖρος , Old Germanic ūrus : see aurochs n. Compare ure n.³, ure-ox n. Zoology. 1. = aurochs n., ure-ox n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > subfamily Bovinae (bovine) > [noun] > genus Bos > bos primigenius or aurochs ure1565 urus1601 ure-ox1607 aurochs1768 urochs1839 urox1878 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World* II. 323 Those Neat or Buffles called Vri and Bisontes. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 130/2 Such as have Horns, and chew the Cud, as..Goat, Elk, Urus, Bison, etc. 1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 583 The bull, in it's wild state;..Authors have called it..Urus, as if of a different species. 1768 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) I. i. 19 The Urus or Aurochs, the animal in its state of nature, no longer exists in any part of Europe. 1791 W. Smellie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Gen. & Particular (ed. 3) VI. 171 The urus, or aurochs, is the same animal with the common bull in its natural and wild state. 1829 W. Scott Anne of Geierstein I. ii. 42 One of those huge horns made out of the spoils of the urus, or wild bull. 1841 Penny Cycl. XX. 237/1 The forest of Bialoviza..is the only place where the urus is still found. 1888 E. Gerard Land beyond Forest II. 176 The ibex and urus have completely died out, the last urus known of in Transylvania having been killed..in 1775. 2. Applied to species of fossil or prehistoric oxen. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > subfamily Bovinae (bovine) > [noun] > fossil or prehistoric types urus1823 1823 W. Buckland Reliq. Diluvianæ 63 The horn of a very large urus..found at a considerable depth in digging away the diluvium. 1869 J. Lubbock Prehist. Times (ed. 2) vi. 198 The urus, or great fossil ox, is now altogether extinct. 1874 J. Geikie Great Ice Age 405 Associated with this ancient peat-moss are found the bones of the Asiatic elephant,..the urus or great ox. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1601
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