aurochs meaning

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aurochs (noun): European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison.

aurochs has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

aurochs as a noun

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

    Synonyms: wisent, Bison bonasus

    Type of: bison

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

    Synonyms: urus, Bos primigenius

    Type of: ox

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AU · words ending in HS · 7-letter words

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