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Urus vs Murus - What's the difference?

urus | murus |

As nouns the difference between urus and murus

is that urus is the aurochs while murus is a pattern-forming ridge on the surface of a pollen grain.

urus

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The aurochs.
  • :* 1819': He also brought forth two large drinking cups, made out of the horn of the '''urus , and hooped with silver. — Walter Scott, ''Ivanhoe
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    murus

    English

    Noun

    (muri)
  • (palynology) A pattern-forming ridge on the surface of a pollen grain.

    • Synonyms

    * vallum

    Derived terms

    * murate * muroid ----