Taurus
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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
 
People
- Taurus (group)
 - Taurus Sykes (born 1975), a professional boxer
 - Tarrus Riley, reggae singer who initially worked as a deejay under the name Taurus
 - Taurus do Brasil, Latin-American hypnotist
 
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 World War II
 - 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
 - Taurus (catamaran), one of the earliest premodern western catamarans dating from England in the 1790s
 
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, 1968 rock instrumental by Spirit.
 - 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.
 
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
 
See also
- Tauros (disambiguation)
 - Centaur
 - Minotaur
 - Taro (river) (Latin: Tarus)
 - Torus
 
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