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zubrs

zubrs is the plural of zubr.

Meaning of zubr

Noun

zubr (plural zubrs)

  1. (obsolete) One of several species of European bison or aurochs, which were unclearly delineated in the 1800s when this sense was in use.
    • Herberstein and Martin Cronner assert that the name of Bison is always bestowed on the animal called Zubr or Zumbr by the Poles that the name of Aurochs or Urus is improperly bestowed upon it by the Germans; that these last mentioned names apply solely to the urus or Thur of the Polish nation and...1829-1831, James Wilson, "Essays on the Origin and Natural History of the Domestic Animals.", "Essay III: On the origin and natural history of the domestic ox, and its allied species", The Quarterly...
  2. A wisent, European bison (Bos bonasus).
    • THE European bison, wisent or zubr (Bison bonasus) seems to be coming back into circulation again, at least among menagerie keepers. The London Zoo has a pair of them...1959-11-19, "Market in European Bison", The New Scientist, page 981

Questions about zubrs

What is zubrs the plural of?
Zubrs is the plural of zubr.

Words near zubrs in the dictionary

  1. zubron
  2. zubronie
  3. zubrons
  4. zubrowka
  5. zubrowkas
  6. zubrs
  7. zubuneri
  8. zucapsaicin
  9. Zucc
  10. Zuccarino
  11. Zuccarinos

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