Main Entry: Tau·rus

Pronunciation: \ˈtȯr-əs\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin (genitive Tauri), literally, bull

Date: 14th century

1 : a zodiacal constellation that contains the Pleiades and Hyades and is represented pictorially by a bull's forequarters
2 a : the second sign of the zodiac in astrology b : one born under the sign of Taurus — see zodiac table