aurochs

aurochs is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The European bison (Bison bonasus, / Europaeus), once widely distributed, but now nearly extinct, except where protected in the Lithuanian forests, and perhaps in the Caucasus. It is distinct from the Urus of Caesar, with which it has often been confused. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The European bison (Bison bonasus, / Europaeus), once widely distributed, but now nearly extinct, except where protected in the Lithuanian forests, and perhaps in the Caucasus. It is distinct from the Urus of Caesar, with which it has often been confused.
2. noun. large recently extinct long-horned European wild ox; considered one of the ancestors of domestic cattle

   Synonyms: urus

3. noun. European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison

   Synonyms: wisent

Synonyms

urus, wisent

Common word forms

auroch, aurochses

Words from these letters

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