Thesaurus: aurochs

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1. n. The European bison (Bison bonasus, / Europaeus), once widely distributed, but now nearly extinct, except where protected in the Lithuanian forests, and perhaps in the Caucasus. It is distinct from the Urus of Caesar, with which it has often been confused.
2. n. European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison
3. n. large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle
4. The European bison (Bison bonasus, or Europæus), once widely distributed, but now nearly extinct, except where protected in the Lithuanian forests, and perhaps in the Caucasus. It is distinct from the Urus of Cæsar, with which it has often been confused.
5. The European bison (Bison bonasus, or Europæus), once widelydistributed, but now nearly extinct, except where protected in theLithuanian forests, and perhaps in the Caucasus. It is distinct fromthe Urus of Cæsar, with which it has often been confused.
6. n. large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle