taurus

Meaning

1. (declension-2, masculine) a bull, steer
2. (declension-2, masculine) the constellation Taurus the bull
3. (declension-2, masculine) an instrument of torture, in the shape of a bull
4. (declension-2, masculine) a (dialectal, Gaul) small bird that sounds like the lowing of oxen, possibly the bittern
5. (declension-2, masculine) a kind of beetle
6. (declension-2, masculine) the perineum

Concepts

bull

cattle

ox

🐂

cow

🐮

calf

zebu

nowt

domestic cattle

Synonyms

bos

vacca

🐮

Bos primigenius

bōs

Translations

taureau

toro

Stier

toro

ταύρος

touro

stier

Bulle

boğa

toiro

ثور

toro

Vieh

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈtau̯.rʊs]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *tauros, from Proto-Indo-European *táwros.