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aurochs

/ˈaʊɹɒks/

aurochs noun: an extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle. Also the plural of auroch.

aurochs: an extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle
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Noun

aurochs (plural aurochs or aurochsen or aurochses)

  1. An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.
  2. The European bison (Bos bonasus, or Europæus).

Also used as

aurochs is also the plural of auroch.

aurochs meaning in Tagalog, Arabic, Persian and Vietnamese

aurochs in Tagalog

Bos primigenius
uro

aurochs in Arabic

Bos primigenius
أُرْخُص ʔurḵuṣ

aurochs in Persian

Bos primigenius
ارکس oroks

aurochs in Vietnamese

Bos primigenius
bò rừng châu Âu, bò Tur

Synonyms of aurochs

Forms of aurochs

pluralaurochs
pluralaurochsen
pluralaurochses
alternative formauroch
alternative formaurox

Plural of aurochs: aurochs or aurochsen

Origin of aurochs

Borrowed from German Aurochs, an early variant of Auerochse, from Middle High German ūrochse (“aurochs”), from Old High German ūrohso (“aurochs”), a compound consisting of ūro (“aurochs”) (from Proto-Germanic *ūraz, *ūrô (“aurochs”)) + ohso (“ox”). Akin to Old English ūr (“aurochs”), Old Norse úrr (“aurochs”), Middle Low German ūrosse (“aurochs”), Old English oxa (“ox”). More at ox.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Questions about aurochs

What does aurochs mean?
Aurochs means an extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.
What is aurochs in Tagalog?
Aurochs in Tagalog is uro. See Aurochs meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is aurochs?
Aurochs is a noun.
How do you pronounce aurochs?
Aurochs is pronounced /ˈaʊɹɒks/.
What is the plural of aurochs?
The plural of aurochs is aurochs.

Words near aurochs in the dictionary

  1. Aurobindo
  2. auroch
  3. aurochloride
  4. aurochlorides
  5. aurochrome
  6. aurochs
  7. aurochsen
  8. aurochses
  9. aurocyanide
  10. aurocyanides
  11. aurodrosopterin

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