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 forequarters2 a: the second sign of the zodiac in astrology b: one born under the sign of Taurus — see zodiac table