Taurus
/ˈtɔːɹəs//ˈtɑɹəs/
Taurus proper noun: a constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured in the shape of a bull and containing the star Aldebaran.
Proper noun (1)
Taurus
- A constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured in the shape of a bull and containing the star Aldebaran.
- See, see, thou hast shot off one of Taurus' horns.c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
- Synonyms:
- Bull
- 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
Taurus (plural Tauruses)
Proper noun (2)
Taurus
- A mountain range in southern Anatolia, almost 4000 metres high and running parallel to the Mediterranean coast
- Synonyms:
- Taurus Mountains
Taurus meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
Taurus in Hindi
- constellation
- वृष तारामंडल vŕṣ tārāmaṇḍal
- astrological sign
- वृष vŕṣ, वृषभ vŕṣabh, बैल bail, सांड sāṇḍ
Taurus in Tamil
- காளை, ரிஷபம்
Taurus in Urdu
- constellation
- سانڈ sāṇḍ
Taurus in Bengali
- constellation
- ষণ্ড śonḍo
More languagesFewer languages
- Taurus in Telugu
- వృషభరాశి vr̥ṣabharāśi, వృషభము vr̥ṣabhamu, వృషభం vr̥ṣabhaṁ
- Taurus in Malayalam
- ഇടവം iṭavaṁ
- Taurus in Kannada
- ಎತ್ತಿನ ಗುರುತು, ವೃಷಭ ರಾಶಿ
- Taurus in Odia
- ବୃଷ bṛusha
- Taurus in Sanskrit
- वृषभ vṛṣabha, वृष vṛṣa
- Taurus in Tagalog
- Damulag, Tauro
- Taurus in Arabic
- بُرْج اَلثَّوْر burj aṯ-ṯawr, اَلثَّوْر aṯ-ṯawr
- Taurus in Malay
- Lembu Jantan, Saur, Taurus
- Taurus in Persian
- گاو gâv, توروس toros
- Taurus in Thai
- วัว wuua, พฤษภ prʉ́-sòp
- Taurus in Vietnamese
- Kim Ngưu
- Taurus in Myanmar
- ပြိဿ pri.ssa.
Synonyms of Taurus
Antonyms
Forms of Taurus
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| symbol | ♉︎ |
| Noun | |
| plural | Tauruses |
Origin of Taurus
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.
From Latin Taurus, from Ancient Greek Ταῦρος (Taûros)
Words formed from Taurus
Phrases with Taurus
Words that rhyme with Taurus
- chorus
- torus
- thesaurus
- chlorous
- dawn chorus
- decorous
- hypertorus
- porous
- -saurus
- Eye of Horus
- Horus
- keratotorus
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Questions about Taurus
- What does Taurus mean?
- Taurus means a constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured in the shape of a bull and containing the star Aldebaran.
- What is Taurus in Hindi?
- Taurus in Hindi is वृष तारामंडल (vŕṣ tārāmaṇḍal), वृष (vŕṣ), वृषभ (vŕṣabh). See Taurus meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Taurus?
- Taurus can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Taurus?
- Taurus is pronounced /ˈtɔːɹəs/.
Words near Taurus in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Taurus (page history and authors); taurus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Taurus (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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