First Known Use: 1766
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aurochs
noun au·rochs \ˈau̇-ˌräks, ˈȯr-ˌäks\
plural aurochs
Definition of AUROCHS
: an extinct large long-horned wild ox (Bos primigenius) of Europe that is the ancestor of domestic cattle
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Origin of AUROCHS
German, from Old High German ūrohso, from ūro aurochs + ohso ox; akin to Old English ūr aurochs — more at ox
Rhymes with AUROCHS
bandbox, black box, boom box, boondocks, Botox, call box, cowpox, detox, dough box, firebox, Fort Knox, gearbox, glove box, gravlax, gray fox, hatbox, hotbox, icebox, in-box, jewel box, jukebox, kit fox, live-box, lockbox, mailbox, matchbox, musk ox, out-box, outfox, pillbox, poor box, postbox, press box, red fox, redox, saltbox, sandbox, saucebox, skybox, smallpox, snuffbox, soapbox, sound box, squawk box, strongbox, sweatbox, swell box, swift fox, toolbox, unbox, voice box, volvox, workbox, Xerox
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