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aurochs

/ˈaʊɹɒks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
au-rochs
IPA
/ˈaʊɹɒks/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.

noun

The European bison (Bos bonasus, or Europæus).

noun

plural of auroch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Aurochs, an early variant of Auerochse, from Middle High German ūrochse (“aurochs”), from Old High German ūrohso (“aurochs”), a compound consisting of ūro (“aurochs”) (from Proto-Germanic *ūraz, *ūrô (“aurochs”)) + ohso (“ox”). Akin to Old English ūr (“aurochs”), Old Norse úrr (“aurochs”), Middle Low German ūrosse (“aurochs”), Old English oxa (“ox”). More at ox.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Aurochs, ūrochse, ūrohso, *ūraz

Inflected Forms

aurochsen (plural) aurochses (plural) auroch (alternative) aurox (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

ure urus

Synonyms

ure urus bos primigenius wisent bison bonasus

Questions

How do you pronounce aurochs?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaʊɹɒks/.
What does aurochs mean?
An extinct European mammal, Bos primigenius, the ancestor of domestic cattle.
Where does aurochs come from?
It is traced to German.

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