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Added 9 October 2026

urus

/ˈjʊəɹəs/ noun

Latin root: ūrus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about urus at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle.

Origin

From Latin ūrus. Doublet of ure (“aurochs”).

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