| taurus | 1. <astronomy> The Bull; the second in order of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of April; marked thus in almanacs. A zodiacal constellation, containing the well-known clusters called the Pleiades and the Hyades, in the latter of which is situated the remarkably bright Aldebaran. 2. <zoology> A genus of ruminants comprising the common domestic cattle. Origin: L, akin to Gr, and E. Steer. See Steer a young ox. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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