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urus

/ˈjʊəɹəs/

urus noun: the aurochs. Also the alternative spelling of urs.

Noun (1)

urus (plural uri or uruses)

  1. The aurochs.
    • Howbeit, that country bringeth forth certain kinds of goodly great wild bœufes: to wit, the Biſontes, mained with a collar, like Lions: and the Vri, a mightie ſtrong beaſt, and a ſwift: which the ignorant people call Buffles, whereas indeed the Buffle is bred in Affrica, and carieth ſome...1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book VIII.] Of Scythian beasts, and those that are bred in the North parts.”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World....
    • He also brought forth two large drinking cups, made out of the horn of the urus, and hooped with silver.1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

Noun (2) capitalized: Urus

Urus

  1. (plural) plural of Uru

Noun (3) capitalized: Urus

Urus

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Urs (“death anniversary of a Sufi saint”).

Also used as

urus is also the alternative spelling of urs.

Forms of urus

pluraluri
pluraluruses

Plural of urus: uri or uruses

Origin of urus

From Latin ūrus. Doublet of ure (“aurochs”).

Questions about urus

What does urus mean?
Urus means the aurochs.
What part of speech is urus?
Urus is a noun.
How do you pronounce urus?
Urus is pronounced /ˈjʊəɹəs/.
What is the plural of urus?
The plural of urus is uri.

Words near urus in the dictionary

  1. Urunga
  2. Urungu toad
  3. Urungu toads
  4. urupa
  5. urupas
  6. urus
  7. uruses
  8. urushi
  9. urushic acid
  10. urushinic
  11. urushinic acid

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