Definitions
An extinct wild ox that was an ancestor of domestic cattle.
Word origin
Borrowed from German Aurochs, an early variant of Auerochse, from Middle High German ūrochse (“aurochs”), from Old High German ūrohso (“aurochs”), a compound consisting of ūro (“aurochs”) (from Proto-Germanic *ūraz, *ūrô (“aurochs”)) + ohso (“ox”). Akin to Old English ūr (“aurochs”), Old Norse úrr (“aurochs”), Middle Low German ūrosse (“aurochs”), Old English oxa (“ox”). More at ox.
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Wild ox”7 letters
Not quite right?
"Search similar patterns."
A______