1) Bison 2) Bison bonasus 3) Bovine 4) Extinct European bison 5) Extinct mammal 6) Extinct mammal of Africa 7) Extinct ox 8) German biological term 9) Wisent
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1) Oxen 2) Urus 3) Wisent
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(Bojanus, 1827) †B. p. namadicus (Falconer, 1859) †B. p. africanus (Thomas, 1881) | synonyms = Bos mauretanicus Thomas, 1881 Bosurus minutus v. D. Malsburg, 1911 The aurochs (s or s; pl. aurochs, or rarely aurochsen, aurochses), also urus, ure (Bos primigenius), is an extinct type of large wild cattle that inhabited Europe, Asia and North Afri...
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extinct wild ox
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• (n.) The European bison (Bison bonasus, / Europaeus), once widely distributed, but now nearly extinct, except where protected in the Lithuanian forests, and perhaps in the Caucasus. It is distinct from the Urus of Caesar, with which it has often been confused.
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(species Bos primigenius), extinct wild ox of Europe, family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla), from which cattle are probably descended. The aurochs ...
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(pronounced OR-rox) Aurochs was a large, wild ox that lived in Europe. This hoofed mammal (an artiodactyl) went extinct in 1627. It was black and had forward-curving horns; it stood about 6 feet (1.8 m) tall at the shoulder. The aurochs was the ancestor of domestic cattle. The genus and species are Bos primigenius.
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<zoology> The European bison (Bison bonasus, or Europaeus), once widely distributed, but now nearly extinct, except where protected in the Lithuanian forests, and perhaps in the Caucasus. It is distinct from the Urus of Caesar, with which it has often been confused. ... Origin: G. Auerochs, OHG. Rohso; r (cf. AS. R) + ohso ox, G. Ochs. Cf. Ow...
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Au'rochs (a'rŏks)
noun [ German
auerochs , Old High German
ūrohso ;
ūr (cf. Anglo-Saxon
ūr ) +
ohso ox, German
ochs . Confer
Owre ,
Ox .]
(Zoology) The European bison (
Bison bonasus, or Europæus ), o...
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The aurochs was a species of wild bull or buffalo, the urus of Caesar, bison of Pliny, the European bison, Bos or Bonassus Bison of modern naturalists. This animal was once abundant in Europe, but by 1900 it was extinct in the wild except for a few herds in the forests of Lithuania afforded the protection of the Emperor of Russia, and shortly after...
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The Aurochs was a British A Class submarine of 1120 tons displacement launched in 1945 for service in the Pacific. The Aurochs was powered by diesel engines and electric motors providing a top speed of 19 knots surfaced and 8 knots submerged. She carried a complement of 60 and was armed with one 4 inch dual-purpose gun; one 20 mm anti-aircraft gun;...
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n] - large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox
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Bos primigenius noun large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle
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Extinct species of long-horned wild cattle
Bos primigenius that formerly roamed Europe, southwestern Asia, and North Africa. It survived in Poland until 1627. Black to reddish or grey, it was up to 1.8 m/6 ft at the shoulder. It is depicted in many cave paintings, and is considered the ancestor of domestic cattle
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a large, black European wild ox, Bos primigenius: extinct since 1627. · (not used scientifically) the European bison.
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