taur
English

Etymology
Clipping of centaurCategory:English clippings#TAUR, corresponding to Ancient GreekCategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#TAUR ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#TAUR *táwros. Doublet of steerCategory:English doublets#TAUR.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɔː/Category:English 1-syllable words#TAURCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#TAUR
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtoɹ/Category:English 1-syllable words#TAURCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#TAUR
- Homophones: Tor, tour (pour–poor merger), tar (some pronunciations)Category:English terms with homophones#TAUR
Noun
taur (plural taurs)Category:English lemmas#TAURCategory:English nouns#TAURCategory:English countable nouns#TAURCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#TAURCategory:Pages with entries#TAURCategory:Pages with 6 entries#TAUR
- (furry fandomCategory:en:Furry fandom#TAUR) A fictional creature, resembling a centaur, with the lower body of some four-or-more-legged animal and an upper body either of an anthropomorphic version of that same animal or (less commonly) of a human or another humanoid creature.
- Hyponym: drider (drow spidertaur)
- Coordinate terms: anthro, feral
- Near-synonyms: merfur or merperson (piscine lower body), naga or lamia (serpentine lower body)
- His character was a husky taur with dark red fur.Category:English terms with usage examples#TAUR
- 2021, Ian Madison Keller, Mary E. Dowd, Furry Fiction Is Everywhere: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Anthropomorphic Characters, Rainbow Dog Books, →ISBN, page 58:
- Tails and wings both greatly affect clothing choices, same with taur species.Category:English terms with quotations#TAUR
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See also
Category:en:Fictional characters#TAURCategory:en:Mythological creatures#TAURFriulian
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Friulian terms inherited from Latin#TAURCategory:Friulian terms derived from Latin#TAUR taurus.
Noun
taur m (plural taurs)Category:Friulian lemmas#TAURCategory:Friulian nouns#TAURCategory:Friulian entries with incorrect language header#TAURCategory:Friulian masculine nouns#TAURCategory:Pages with entries#TAURCategory:Pages with 6 entries#TAUR
See also
Category:fur:Cattle#TAURCategory:fur:Male animals#TAUROccitan
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Occitan terms inherited from Latin#TAURCategory:Occitan terms derived from Latin#TAUR taurus.
Pronunciation
Noun
taur m (plural taurs)Category:Occitan lemmas#TAURCategory:Occitan nouns#TAURCategory:Occitan countable nouns#TAURCategory:Occitan entries with incorrect language header#TAURCategory:Occitan masculine nouns#TAURCategory:Pages with entries#TAURCategory:Pages with 6 entries#TAUR
Category:oc:Cattle#TAURCategory:oc:Male animals#TAURRomanian

Etymology
Inherited from LatinCategory:Romanian terms inherited from Latin#TAURCategory:Romanian terms derived from Latin#TAUR taurus, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Romanian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#TAURCategory:Romanian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#TAUR *táwros.
Pronunciation
Noun
taur m (plural tauri)Category:Romanian lemmas#TAURCategory:Romanian nouns#TAURCategory:Romanian countable nouns#TAURCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#TAURCategory:Romanian masculine nouns#TAURCategory:Pages with entries#TAURCategory:Pages with 6 entries#TAUR
- bull (uncastrated adult male of cattle)
- (popular) stag beetle
Declension
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See also
Category:ro:Cattle#TAURCategory:ro:Scarabaeoids#TAURCategory:ro:Male animals#TAURRomansh
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Romansh terms inherited from Latin#TAURCategory:Romansh terms derived from Latin#TAUR taurus.
Noun
taur mCategory:Romansh lemmas#TAURCategory:Romansh nouns#TAURCategory:Romansh entries with incorrect language header#TAURCategory:Romansh masculine nouns#TAURCategory:Pages with entries#TAURCategory:Pages with 6 entries#TAUR (plural taurs)
Category:rm:Cattle#TAURTok Pisin
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Tok Pisin entries#TAUR
Noun
taurCategory:Tok Pisin lemmas#TAURCategory:Tok Pisin nouns#TAURCategory:Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header#TAURCategory:Pages with entries#TAURCategory:Pages with 6 entries#TAUR