AUROCHS


Meaning of AUROCHS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈau̇-ˌräks, ˈȯr-ˌäks ]

noun

( plural aurochs )

Etymology: German, from Old High German ūrohso, from ūro aurochs + ohso ox; akin to Old English ūr aurochs — more at ox

Date: 1766

: an extinct large long-horned wild ox ( Bos primigenius ) of Europe that is the ancestor of domestic cattle

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.