Taurus

Name

1. A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a bull and containing the star Aldebaran.
2. The zodiac sign for the bull, ruled by Venus and covering April 21 - May 21 (tropical astrology) or May 16 - June 15 (sidereal astrology).

Noun

1. Someone with a Taurus star sign.
2. An automobile model produced by the Ford Motor Company (1986-present).

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɔːɹəs/

Etymology

Cognate with Aramaic: תּוֹר

Cognate with Arabic: ‫ثَوْر‬

In summary

From Latin Taurus (from taurus (“bull”)), from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος (Taûros) (compare Aramaic תּוֹר (tor), Arabic ثَوْر (ṯawr)), ultimately originating with Sumerian 𒄞𒀭𒈾 (GU₄.AN.NA, “Bull of Heaven; constellation Taurus”)
. Latin taurus (“bull”) is a doublet of steer, tur, Tavros, and Tarvos.

Synonyms

Bull

bull

Taurus the Bull

Ilich Ramirez Sanchez

Ilich Sanchez

Michael Assat

Sanchez

Salim

Carlos the Jackal

Andres Martinez

Carlos

Glen Gebhard

Hector Hevodidbon

ox

🐂

zodiac

bullock

steer

Translations

Taureau

♉

Stier

Tauro

♉

Toro

♉

Ταύρος

Byk

Taure

Stier

♉

Taurus

♉

Taurus

♉

Boğa

♉

Touro

♉

Taure

Taurus

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