Associations to the word «Aurochs»

Pictures for the word «Aurochs»

Wiktionary

AUROCHS, noun. An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.
AUROCHS, noun. (zoology) The European bison (Bison bonasus, or Europæus).

Dictionary definition

AUROCHS, noun. European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison.
AUROCHS, noun. Large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle.

Wise words

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