"urus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈjʊəɹəs/ Forms: uri [plural], uruses [plural]
Etymology: From Latin ūrus. Doublet of ure (“aurochs”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|ūrus}} Latin ūrus, {{doublet|en|ure|t1=aurochs}} Doublet of ure (“aurochs”) Head templates: {{en-noun|uri|+}} urus (plural uri or uruses)
  1. The aurochs. Related terms: aurochs (english: perhaps related), ure
    Sense id: en-urus-en-noun-9gVmwZ4o
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: uruses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} urus (plural uruses)
  1. Synonym of jatra (“annual village festival in India”) Categories (lifeform): Bovines Synonyms: jatra [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: urs
    Sense id: en-urus-en-noun-CC9nM2Wk Disambiguation of Bovines: 11 89 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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