Urus \U"rus\, n. [L.; of Teutonic origin. See {Aurochs}.]
(Zool.)
A very large, powerful, and savage extinct bovine animal
({Bos urus} or {Bos primigenius}) anciently abundant in
Europe. It appears to have still existed in the time of
Julius Caesar. It had very large horns, and was hardly
capable of domestication. Called also, {ur}, {ure}, and
{tur}.
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