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uruses

uruses is the plural of urus.

Meaning of urus

Noun

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....

Questions about uruses

What is uruses the plural of?
Uruses is the plural of urus.

Words near uruses in the dictionary

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

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