Pronunciation : U"rus
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L.; of Teutonic origin. See Aurochs.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: 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?sar. It had very large horns, and was hardly capable of domestication. Called also, ur, ure, and tur.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913