TAURUS


Meaning of TAURUS in English

I. ˈtȯr-əs noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin (genitive Tauri ), literally, bull

Date: 14th century

1. : a zodiacal constellation that contains the Pleiades and Hyades and is represented pictorially by a bull's forequarters

2.

a. : the second sign of the zodiac in astrology

b. : one born under the sign of Taurus — see zodiac table

II. ˈtȯr-əs geographical name

or Turkish To·ros tȯ-ˈrȯs

mountains S Turkey parallel to Mediterranean coast

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.