Taurus

Taurus

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

* "Bos taurus", a species of cattle
* Taurus (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac
* Bull (mythology), the mythological references around Taurus
* Taurus (astrology), the astrological sign

Places

* Taurus Mountains, located in northern Syria/southern Turkey
* Montes Taurus, a Lunar mountain range named after the Turkish mountains
* Taures, an ancient region in today's Crimea

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)
* 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 tank

Civilian:
* EuroSprinter ("Taurus") electric railway locomotive, manufactured by Siemens and used by Austrian Federal Railways (OBB) and other countries.
* Ford Taurus, a full-size 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
* Marketing name of the Eurosprinter ES 64 U family of electric locomotives

Software

* TAURUS, the University at Buffalo's credit transfer system
* TAURUS (share trading), an unsuccessful IT project at the International Stock Exchange

Music

* Taurus I, II and III - a trilogy of musical pieces, by Mike Oldfield in the 1980s.
* Taurus (rapper)
* Moog Taurus, a synthesizer
* TV-2 (Taurus version 2), a Danish band.

Fiction

* Taurus Bulba, a villain in the animated television series "Darkwing Duck"
* OZ-12SMS Taurus, an armoured suit in the anime "New Mobile Report Gundam Wing"
*Taurus a villan in the anime of Mega Man Star Force
*Taurus (comics), a Marvel Comics villain
* Tauros, a bull-like pokemon

Other

* Taurus (manufacturer), a Brazilian gun manufacturer
* Operation Taurus, a planned prosecution against Irish politician Martin McGuinness
* Taurus Sykes (born 1975), a professional boxer
* Taurus (porn star), a performer in gay pornography.
* Taurs is Miranda and Sydney Lehndorf-Picard.

See also

* Centaur
* Bull (mythology)

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