aurochs
noun
au·rochs
ˈau̇-ˌräks 
ˈȯr-ˌäks
plural aurochs
: an extinct large long-horned wild ox (Bos primigenius) of Europe that is the ancestor of domestic cattle
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Beyond that, the wet grasslands and meadows at Blick Mead would have been perfect for grazing aurochs, which makes sense given the high number of bones scientists have found belonging to the ancient cattle.
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2022
Sinding, who has extracted ancient DNA from Pleistocene wolves, woolly rhinoceroses and aurochs, was surprised and excited to hear that Colossal Biosciences planned to re-create the dodo.
—Christine Kenneally, Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2023
Giant megafauna like elephants and aurochs, the wild ancestors of today’s domestic cows, roamed the land.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2022
Extinction aside, the aurochs appears to be thriving.
—Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2017
The only place to see an aurochs in nature these days?
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2010
Banning offers another take on the bull scene: Rather than cowering with a rattle, the person may be crouching with a lasso, about to capture an aurochs, the extinct ancestor of domesticated cattle.
—Bybridget Alex, science.org, 7 Dec. 2022
Some Mesolithic sediment layers at the site still hold the hoofprints of long-extinct aurochs, and more than half the animal bones archaeologists have unearthed there come from that animal.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 4 May 2022
Hundreds more bones attributed to elephants, rhinoceroses, giant deer, horses and bovine aurochs, a now extinct cow-like animal, were also discovered in the cave.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 11 May 2021
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2022
Sinding, who has extracted ancient DNA from Pleistocene wolves, woolly rhinoceroses and aurochs, was surprised and excited to hear that Colossal Biosciences planned to re-create the dodo.
—Christine Kenneally, Scientific American, 31 Jan. 2023
Giant megafauna like elephants and aurochs, the wild ancestors of today’s domestic cows, roamed the land.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2022
Extinction aside, the aurochs appears to be thriving.
—Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2017
The only place to see an aurochs in nature these days?
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2010
Banning offers another take on the bull scene: Rather than cowering with a rattle, the person may be crouching with a lasso, about to capture an aurochs, the extinct ancestor of domesticated cattle.
—Bybridget Alex, science.org, 7 Dec. 2022
Some Mesolithic sediment layers at the site still hold the hoofprints of long-extinct aurochs, and more than half the animal bones archaeologists have unearthed there come from that animal.
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 4 May 2022
Hundreds more bones attributed to elephants, rhinoceroses, giant deer, horses and bovine aurochs, a now extinct cow-like animal, were also discovered in the cave.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 11 May 2021
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aurochs
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au·rochs
ˈau̇(ə)r-ˌäks
ˌȯ(ə)r-
: an extinct large long-horned wild ox of Europe that is the wild ancestor of domestic cattle
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