urus
- noun
- /ˈjʊrəs/
- Hunting the urus was a significant part of the lives of early European tribes.
Examples
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Scientists believe that the urus is one of the ancestors of modern domestic cattle.
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The Urus, on the other hand, is just godawful.
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And finally, the lamborghini urus merges the soul of a sports car with the functionality of an SUV.
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When we see a vehicle like a Lamborghini Urus or the Bentley EXP 9 F concept, we may at first scratch our heads, wondering why an automaker would take this route.
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In order to save cash for Volkswagen, the company may put the Lamborghini Urus and the Bentley SUV, codenamed A EXP9F, on ice, Reuters says.
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The forecast sees the Bentley SUV peak at fewer than 4,000 cars in 2016, while the Lamborghini Urus could reach a maximum of fewer than 2,400 in 2018.
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Presumably, the Urus would be priced lower than either the Aventador or the Gallardo, and thus Lamborghini really needs to focus on well-roundedness and livability before the company traverses.
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The urus was a powerful animal that once roamed the forests and grasslands of Europe.
Synonyms
A very large wild ox from Europe that is now extinct and an ancestor of domestic cattle
A very large wild animal like an ox that lived long ago and later became farm cows
A very large wild ox that lived in Europe long ago
Surface Forms
Etymology
Urus was an old name for a very large wild ox and is the source of the word aurochs. Think of urus as 'ancient ox', which helps you remember it was the wild ancestor of our domestic ox and cattle.