Urus \U"rus\, n. [L.; of Teutonic origin. See Aurochs.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A very large, powerful, and savage extinct bovine animal
(Bos urus or primigenius) anciently abundant in Europe. It
appears to have still existed in the time of Julius C[ae]sar.
It had very large horns, and was hardly capable of
domestication. Called also, ur, ure, and tur.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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