Taurus

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Taurus is Latin for 'bull' and may refer to:

  • Taurus (astrology), the astrological sign
  • Taurus (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac
  • Taurus (mythology), one of two Greek mythological characters named Taurus
  • Bos taurus, a species of cattle
  • Taurus cattle, a breed of cattle

Geography

  • Taurus Mountains, a range in modern-day Turkey
  • Montes Taurus, a mountainous region on the Moon
  • Taurus Mountain, a summit in Canada

People

  • Tarrus Riley, reggae singer who initially worked as a deejay under the name Taurus
  • Black Taurus (born 1987), Mexican wrestler also known as Taurus
  • Gran Guerrero (born 1993), Mexican wrestler formerly known as Taurus
  • Polo G (Taurus Bartlett, born 1999), American rapper

Romans

  • Titus Statilius Taurus, the name of a line of four Roman senators
  • Titus Statilius Taurus Corvinus, Roman consul in 45
  • Lucius Calvenus Taurus, 2nd century Middle Platonist philosopher
  • 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

Fictional characters

  • Taurus (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics villain
  • Taurus (G.I. Joe), a character in the G.I. Joe universe
  • Taurus, a.k.a. Ox, a character in the Mega Man Star Force TV series
  • Taurus Bulba, a villain in the animated television series Darkwing Duck

Film

  • Taurus (2001 film), a Russian film
  • Taurus (2022 film), an American film directed by Tim Sutton

Music

  • Moog Taurus, a synthesizer; including the Taurus I, Taurus II, Taurus III
  • TV-2 (band) (Taurus version 2), a Danish band
  • Taurus (group), a girl band
    • "Taurus Here", a 2005 song by Taurus
  • "Taurus" (instrumental), a 1968 rock instrumental by Spirit
  • Taurus I, Five Miles Out (Taurus II) and Taurus III, a trilogy of musical pieces by Mike Oldfield in the 1980s

Vehicles

Military

  • Taurus space launch vehicle, later named Minotaur-C
  • Taurus KEPD 350, a cruise missile
  • HMS Taurus, two ships of the Royal Navy
  • USNS Taurus (T-AK-273), a vehicle landing ship
  • USS Taurus (AF-25), a WWII cargo ship
  • USS Taurus (PHM-3), hydrofoil
  • Bristol Taurus, a 1936 aircraft piston engine
  • Canadian Taurus Armoured Recovery Vehicle, based on the Leopard 1 tank
  • XSSM-N-4 Taurus, a proposed unmanned version of the North American AJ Savage bomber

Civilian

  • Ford Taurus, a full-size sedan (previously mid-size from 1986 to 2007) produced by the Ford Motor Company from 1986 to 2019
    • Ford Taurus (China), a full-size sedan produced by Changan Ford since 2016
  • South Devon Railway locomotive Taurus, a 0-6-0ST steam locomotive
  • The Taurus Express (Toros Ekspresi), a Turkish passenger train
  • Pipistrel Taurus, a two-seat, self launching ultralight sailplane
  • ST Taurus, a tug in service with Panfido Rim., Italy 1949–1984
  • Taurus (locomotive), a widely known name for the EuroSprinter 64 U+ locomotive
  • Taurus II space launch vehicle, the former name of the American Antares rocket launch vehicle

Law enforcement

Business

  • Taurus (manufacturer), a Brazilian gun manufacturer
  • Taurus Impact Systems, a business software producer and the precursor to Bullfrog Productions
  • TAURUS (share trading), an unsuccessful IT project at the London Stock Exchange

Other

  • Operation Taurus, a planned prosecution against Irish politician Martin McGuinness

See also

Search for "taurus" on Wikipedia.
  • Tauris (disambiguation)
  • Tauros (disambiguation)
  • Centaur
  • Minotaur
  • Taro (river) (Latin: Tarus)
  • Torus
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