ure
- noun
- /jʊə/
- Archaic
:
uro
- The ure was hunted to extinction in the 17th century.
Examples
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Archaeologists discovered bones of a ure near the old riverbank.
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Legends tell of the strength and size of the mighty ure that once roamed the forests.
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The ancient hunters painted images of the ure on the walls of their caves.
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Many ancient texts mention the ure as a symbol of strength.
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The ancient hunters painted images of the ure on the walls of their caves.
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Legends tell of the strength and size of the mighty ure that once roamed the forests.
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Archaeologists discovered bones of a ure near the old riverbank.
Synonyms
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A very large wild ox from Europe that is now extinct and an ancestor of cows
A very large wild animal like an ox that lived long ago and later became farm cows
A very large wild ox from Europe that is now extinct and an ancestor of domestic cattle
A large wild animal like a cow that lives in forests or grasslands
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ure comes from the old word ūr, which meant 'wild ox' and named the aurochs, a very large ancestor of our cows, so ure refers to that huge wild ox seen in ancient stories and cave paintings.