aurochs
aurochs
[ˈɔːrɒks, ˈaʊ-]
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[ˈɔːrɒks, ˈaʊ-]
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- a large wild Eurasian ox that was the ancestor of domestic cattle. It was probably exterminated in Britain in the Bronze Age, and the last one was killed in Poland in 1627
古代欧亚大陆野牛（现代家牛之祖，可能于青铜器时代在英国灭绝，最后一头1627年在波兰被杀）。 亦称 urus - Bos primigenius, family Bovidae
拉丁名： Bos primigenius，牛科
- late 18th cent.: from German, early variant of Auerochs, from Old High German ūrohso, from ūr (form also found in Old English , of unknown origin) + ohso 'ox'
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