English noun: aurochs | |||
1. | aurochs (animal) European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison | ||
Synonyms | Bison bonasus, wisent | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bison | ||
Member meronym | genus Bison | ||
2. | aurochs (animal) large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle | ||
Synonyms | Bos primigenius, urus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ox, wild ox | ||
Member meronym | Bos, genus Bos | ||