Taurus Definition
-Second sign of the zodiac in astrology represented by a bull; one born under this sign.-Mountain chain, southern Turkey, running parallel with the Mediterranean Sea coast. (Wikipedia) - Taurus | Look up taurus or Taurus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
Taurus is Latin for "Bull" and may refer to:
- Taurus (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac
- Bull (mythology), the mythological references around Taurus
- Taurus (astrology), the astrological sign
- Bos taurus, a species of cattle
- Taurus cattle, a breed of cattle
- Operation Taurus, a planned prosecution against Irish politician Martin McGuinness
Contents - 1 People
- 2 Places
- 3 Vehicles
- 4 Companies
- 5 Software
- 6 Music
- 7 Fiction
- 8 See also
People - Taurus (group)
- Taurus Sykes (born 1975), a professional boxer
- Tarrus Riley, reggae singer who initially worked as a deejay under the name Taurus
Romans - Titus Statilius Taurus, the name of a line of four Roman senators
- Titus Statilius Taurus Corvinus, Roman consul in 45
- Taurus Volusianus, Roman consul in 261
- Taurus (consul 361), Roman consul in 361
- Taurus (consul 428), Roman consul in 428, nephew of the previous
- Taurus Seleucus Cyrus, better known as Cyrus of Panopolis, Roman consul in 441 and writer
Places - Taurus Mountains in modern-day Turkey
- Montes Taurus, a mountainous region on the Moon
Vehicles Military
- Taurus rocket, an American space launch vehicle
- Taurus missile KEPD 150/350, a Swedish/German cruise missile
- HMS Taurus, two ships of the Royal Navy
- USNS Taurus (T-AK-273), a vehicle landing ship
- USS Taurus (AF-25), a cargo ship in WWII
- USS Taurus (PHM-3), a hydrofoil formerly operated by the United States Navy
- Bristol Taurus, a 14-cylinder two-row radial aircraft engine
- Taurus Armoured Recovery Vehicle, a Canadian ARV based on the Leopard 1 tank
- ST Taurus a tug in service with Panfido Rim., Italy 1949-84.
- Taurus (locomotive), a widely known name for the EuroSprinter 64 U+ locomotive
Civilian
- Marketing name of the Eurosprinter ES 64 U family of electric locomotives
- Ford Taurus, currently a full-size (mid-size from 1986–present) car by the Ford Motor Company
- South Devon Railway locomotive Taurus, a 0-6-0ST steam locomotive
- The Taurus Express (Toros Ekspresi), a Turkish passenger train
- Pipistrel Taurus, a 2 seat, self launching ultralight sailplane
Companies - Taurus (manufacturer), a Brazilian gun manufacturer
Software - TAURUS (share trading), an unsuccessful IT project at the London Stock Exchange
Music - Taurus Here, 2005 debut single by Crunk&B trio, Taurus
- Taurus I, II and III – a trilogy of musical pieces, by Mike Oldfield in the 1980s.
- Moog Taurus, a synthesizer
- TV-2 (Taurus version 2), a Danish band.
- Taurus (instrumental), a 1968 instrumental by Spirit
Fiction - Taurus Bulba, a villain in the animated television series Darkwing Duck
- Taurus (comics), a Marvel Comics villain
- Taurus (film), a 2001 Russian film
- Taurus (G.I. Joe), a character in the G.I. Joe universe
- Taurus, aka Ox, a villain in the anime of Mega Man Star Force, see: List of Mega Man Star Force characters#FM-ians
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