taur-
prefix
(before a vowel) a variant form of tauro-
tauro- or (before a vowel) taur-
combining form
denoting a bull
⇒
tauromachy
Origin
from Latin taurus bull, Greek taurostaur-
1
variant of tauro- before a vowel:
taurine.
Related Words
- taurine
- tauro-
taur-
combining form
or tauri- or tauro-
Etymology: taur-, tauri- from Latin, from taurus; tauro- from Late Latin, from Greek, from tauros — more at steer
1. : bull
< taurodont >
< tauricide >
< tauromorphic >
2. : taurine
< taurocholic >
or tauri- or tauro-
1.
< taurodont >
< tauricide >
< tauromorphic >
2.
< taurocholic >