The aurochs is a species of buffalo greatly resembling those which used to roam our western prairies. From Wordnik.com. [My Four Years in Germany] Reference
It appears that bison, "aurochs," were kept here, and it is recorded that the sole surviving specimen died in 1566, which fact. From Wordnik.com. [From a Terrace in Prague] Reference
In lieu of an aurochs, a stray dog was sacrificed. From Wordnik.com. [Asimov's Science Fiction]
After all, they had killed the aurochs, and Wolf did help. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
Later he pictured an aurochs -- later he pictured a bear. From Wordnik.com. [Early European History] Reference
The most common were the aurochs, the reindeer, and the fox. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862] Reference
"First I'm a wolverine, then I'm a bear, now I'm an aurochs.". From Wordnik.com. [The Mammoth Hunters]
Maybe he did almost scare off that aurochs, but then he did help. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
The man and woman both strained to get the aurochs on the travois. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
Jondalar studied the disposition of the aurochs herd along the river. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
The aurochs tossed its head, and its thickly muscled neck shot up and back. From Wordnik.com. [Night Arrant]
After a long moment Skyleth nodded, tightening his grip on the aurochs hide. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragons at War]
The rest were, were too young, and" "He uttered a bawl like an aurochs bull's. From Wordnik.com. [The Boat of a Million Years]
Knowing you, you probably worked those two as hard your aurochs, if not harder. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers' War]
The Element Master gestured, and a huge bull aurochs came thundering toward them. From Wordnik.com. [Night Arrant]
The bit came free, and Chert was ready and waiting for the aurochs when it charged again. From Wordnik.com. [Night Arrant]
Grod took a glowing coal from the fire and put it in the aurochs horn attached to his waist. From Wordnik.com. [The Clan of the Cave Bear]
On the reverse side of this piece of horn were represented the heads of two aurochs or bisons. From Wordnik.com. [The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races] Reference
The true aurochs and this, the European Bison, ceased to exist in the British Isles, except in the. From Wordnik.com. [Chatterbox Stories of Natural History] Reference
Insects hummed, birds sang, and what appeared to be wild cattle, aurochs, grazed on a distant ridge. From Wordnik.com. [Night Arrant]
Bison and aurochs subsisted, but they were reduced in size, no longer reaching their full potential. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
Patched with scraps from the aurochs, it absorbed the force of a throw without damage to the spears. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
Judging from the size of it, she began to see that it would take the entire hide of the aurochs to cover it. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
A herd of aurochs, legendary beasts seen as symbols of Nazi might, is grazing in Devon, according to The Sun. From Wordnik.com. [The Fall online - latest Fall News] Reference
An icy wind whipped his dark hair from his brow and tugged at the aurochs hide he gripped around his shoulders. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragons at War]
Below, on the sparsely wooded, grassy floodplain of the large river, a small herd of aurochs were straggling by. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
The lining had been made from the stomach of an aurochs, which was not exactly waterproof, but seeped very slowly. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
He saw deer and aurochs near the water on the floodplain below, grazing in a green meadow dotted with small trees. From Wordnik.com. [The Mammoth Hunters]
Chert thought the battle with the wild aurochs would be a fairly easy matter until he saw the true size of the bull. From Wordnik.com. [Night Arrant]
Far more impressive was the herd of aurochs grazing peacefully on the lush new grass between the cliff and the river. From Wordnik.com. [The Clan of the Cave Bear]
Long waves of blood-red feathers bristled over his helmet, which was farther ornamented by two huge horns of the aurochs. From Wordnik.com. [A Legend of the Rhine] Reference
The animals found in it were the modern bear (rare), the aurochs, the ox, the horse, and the stag -- the last four in abundance. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885] Reference
As tonight was a ceremonial occasion, he wore a coat of aurochs hide dyed blue with woad, buttoned and cinched with hammered gold. From Wordnik.com. [The Unicorn Trade]
Brun, closest to the front, signaled Grod, who stepped forward with slow dignity and from his aurochs horn produced a glowing coal. From Wordnik.com. [The Clan of the Cave Bear]
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