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Urus  n.  (Zool.) A very large, powerful, and savage extinct bovine animal (Bos urus or Bos primigenius) anciently abundant in Europe. It appears to have still existed in the time of Julius Caesar. It had very large horns, and was hardly capable of domestication. Called also, ur, ure, and tur.






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... of an animal or plant, the second is usually genos, "born from," or "son of," e.g. Artigenos, Matugenos, "son of the bear" (artos, matu-); Urogenos, occurring as Urogenertos, "he who has the strength of the son of the urus"; Brannogenos, "son of the raven"; Cunogenos, "son of the dog."[741] These names may be derived from clan totem names, but they date back to a time when animals, trees, and men were on a common footing, and the possibility ...
— The Religion of the Ancient Celts • J. A. MacCulloch



Words linked to "Urus" :   genus Bos, wild ox, Bos, aurochs, Bos primigenius, ox



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