Word: Aurochs
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: from German, early variant of Auerochs, from Old High German ūrohso, from ūr (form also found in Old English, of unknown origin) + ohso ‘ox’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɔːrɒks
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈaʊrɒks
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a large wild Eurasian ox that was the ancestor of domestic cattle. It was probably exterminated in Britain in the Bronze Age, and the last one was killed in Poland in 1627.
Short Definition:large wild Eurasian ox that was ancestor of domestic cattle
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