aurochs
/ˈɔːrɑːks/
noun
- A large, extinct wild ox that lived in Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and is the ancestor of modern domestic cattle.
- Cave paintings from the Stone Age often depict the aurochs alongside other hunted animals.
- Scientists have studied aurochs bones to learn more about the history of cattle domestication.
- The aurochs was a powerful animal that roamed the forests of ancient Europe.