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aurochs

An extinct large wild ox (Bos primigenius), formerly widespread in Europe, Asia, and N Africa; the ancestor of domestic cattle; bulls large with long forward-pointing horns; females smaller with shorter horns; last individual killed in Poland in 1627; also known as urus, or wild ox; name formerly used for the European bison.

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Aurora - Arts, Places, Sciences, Others [next] [back] Aurelio Saffi - Biography

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