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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
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 space launch vehicle, the former name of the American Minotaur-C 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
- XSSM-N-4 Taurus, a proposed cruise-missile conversion of the North American AJ Savage bomber.
Civilian
- Marketing name of the Eurosprinter ES 64 U family of electric locomotives
- Ford Taurus, a full-size sedan (previously mid-size from 1986 to 2007) produced 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 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
Companies
- Taurus (manufacturer), a Brazilian gun manufacturer
- Taurus Impact Systems, a business software producer and the precursor to Bullfrog Productions.
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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