noun greek #1049

taurus

gen. tauri · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

= Gr. ταῦρος; Sanscr. sthūrus; Goth. stiur; Germ. Stier

a bull; bullock; ox

a bull, bullock, ox, steer.

Lit., Varr. R. R. 2, 5; Col. 6, 20; Plin. 8, 45, 70, § 176; Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 66; Cic. Div. 2, 16, 36 sq.; Caes. B. G. 6, 28; Verg. G. 3, 212; Hor. S. 1, 3, 110 al. —

by extension

A brazen bull made by Perillus; that Phalaris used as an instrument of torture

A brazen bull made by Perillus, that Phalaris used as an instrument of torture, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 33, § 73; Ov. A. A. 1, 653; id. Tr. 3, 11, 41 sq.; Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 89.—

The Bull; a constellation in; the zodiac

The Bull, a constellation in the zodiac, Hyg. Astr. 2, 21; 3, 20; Verg. G. 1, 218; Plin. 2, 41, 41, § 110.—

A small bird that imitates the lowing of oxen; the bittern

A small bird that imitates the lowing of oxen, perh. the bittern, Plin. 10, 42, 57, § 116.—

A kind of beetle •

A kind of beetle: tauri vocantur scaribaei terrestres ricino similes, Plin. 30, 5, 12, § 39. —

A root of a tree

A root of a tree, acc. to Quint. 8, 2, 13. —

The surface of the body between the anus and the privy parts

The surface of the body between the anus and the privy parts, Gr. ὄρρος, Fest. s. v. solitaurilia, p. 293 Müll.; cf. Diom. p. 444 P.

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