Thesaurus: taurus

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1. n. The Bull; the second in order of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of April; -- marked thus [/] in almanacs.
2. n. A zodiacal constellation, containing the well-known clusters called the Pleiades and the Hyades, in the latter of which is situated the remarkably bright Aldebaran.
3. n. A genus of ruminants comprising the common domestic cattle.
4. n. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus
5. 1. (Astron.) (a) The Bull; the second in order of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of April; -- marked thus [taurus] in almanacs. (b) A zodiacal constellation, containing the well-known clusters called the Pleiades and the Hyades, in the latter of which is situated the remarkably bright Aldebaran. 2. (Zoöl.) A genus of ruminants comprising the common domestic cattle.
6. n. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus n. a zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere near Orion; between Aries and Gemini n. the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20