Urus

/ˈjʊəɹəs/

Synonyms for "urus" (18 found)

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Noun(2 words)
aurochsbos primigenius

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Related words (9)

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Bos primigenius primigeniusEuropean aurochs

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Bos primigeniusEuropean aurochsaurochs bonesaurochs remainsextinct bovinewild ox

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Derivations

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aurochswild ox

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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 reſemblance of a calfe rather, or a ſtag.

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He also brought forth two large drinking cups, made out of the horn of the urus, and hooped with silver.

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Eduard Hahn has postulated that the motive for capturing and maintaining the urus in the captive state was to have available a supply, for sacrificial purposes, of the animal sacred to the lunar mother goddess worshipped over an immense area of the ancient world.

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