ˌtȯrəkəˈthapsēə noun plural but singular in construction
Etymology: Greek, from tauros + kathaptos (verbal of kathaptein to fasten upon, attack, from kata- cata- + haptein to fasten) + -ia -y — more at apsis
: an ancient Cretan sport in which a performer grasps the horns of a bull and somersaults over him