Taurus
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Taurus is Latin for "bull" and may refer to:
- Bos taurus, a species of cattle
- Taurus (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac
- Taurus (astrology), the astrological sign
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
- Taurus electric locomotive - strong high-quality locomotive manufactured by Siemens and used by Austrian Federal Railways (OBB)
Civilian:
- 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
[edit] Software
- TAURUS, the University at Buffalo's credit transfer system
- TAURUS (share trading), an unsuccessful IT project at the International Stock Exchange
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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.
[edit] See also
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