Taurus is Latin for 'bull' and may refer to: * Taurus (astrology), the astrological sign * Taurus (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac * Taurus (mythology), one of two Greek mythological characters named Taurus * '' Bos taurus'', a species of cattle *

Taurus cattle Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved, herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus ''Bos''. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult mal ...

, a breed of cattle

Geography

* Taurus Mountains, a range in modern-day Turkey * Montes Taurus, a mountainous region on the Moon *

Taurus Mountain Taurus Mountain is a mountain summit located in British Columbia, Canada. Description Taurus Mountain is a 2,972-meter-elevation (9,751-foot) peak situated 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) southeast of The Bugaboos, in the Purcell Mountains which are a ...

, a summit in Canada

People

* Tarrus Riley, reggae singer who initially worked as a deejay under the name Taurus * Black Taurus (born 1987), Mexican wrestler also known as Taurus * Gran Guerrero (born 1993), Mexican wrestler formerly known as Taurus * Polo G (Taurus Bartlett, born 1999), American rapper

Romans

* Titus Statilius Taurus, the name of a line of four Roman senators * Titus Statilius Taurus Corvinus, Roman consul in 45 *

Taurus Volusianus Lucius Petronius Taurus Volusianus (died c.286 AD) was a Roman citizen, apparently of equestrian origins, whose career in the Imperial Service in the mid-Third Century AD carried him from a relatively modest station in life to the highest public ...

, Roman consul in 261 * Taurus (consul 361), Roman consul in 361 * Taurus (consul 428), Roman consul in 428, nephew of the previous * Taurus Seleucus Cyrus, better known as Cyrus of Panopolis, Roman consul in 441 and writer

Fictional characters

Taurus (Marvel Comics) Taurus is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The Cornelius Van Lunt version of Taurus first appeared in ''The Avengers (comic book), Avengers'' #72 (Jan 1970) and was cr ...

, a Marvel Comics villain *

Taurus (G.I. Joe) This is an alphabetical list of ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' characters who are members of the G.I. Joe Team. For Cobra (G.I. Joe), Cobra characters, see ''List of Cobra characters''. Ace Agent Faces Agent Faces is the G.I. Joe Team's ...

, a character in the G.I. Joe universe * Taurus, a.k.a. Ox, a character in the ''Mega Man Star Force'' TV series * Taurus Bulba, a villain in the animated television series ''Darkwing Duck''

Film

* ''Taurus'' (2001 film), a Russian film * ''Taurus'' (2022 film), an American film directed by Tim Sutton

Music

* Moog Taurus, a synthesizer; including the Taurus I, Taurus II, Taurus III * TV-2 (band) (Taurus version 2), a Danish band * Taurus (group), a girl band ** " Taurus Here", a 2005 song by Taurus * "Taurus" (instrumental), a 1968 rock instrumental by Spirit * '' Taurus I'', '' Five Miles Out'' (''Taurus II'') and ''

Taurus III Taurus is Latin for 'bull' and may refer to: * Taurus (astrology), the astrological sign * Taurus (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac * Taurus (mythology), one of two Greek mythological characters named Taurus * ''Bos taurus ...

'', a trilogy of musical pieces by Mike Oldfield in the 1980s

Vehicles

Military

* Taurus space launch vehicle, the former name of the American

Minotaur-C Minotaur-C (''Minotaur Commercial''), formerly known as Taurus or Taurus XL, is a four stage solid fueled launch vehicle built in the United States by Orbital Sciences (now Northrop Grumman) and launched from SLC-576E at California's Vandenber ...

launch vehicle * Taurus KEPD 350, a cruise missile * HMS ''Taurus'', two ships of the Royal Navy * USNS ''Taurus'' (T-AK-273), a vehicle landing ship * , a cargo ship in World War II * USS ''Taurus'' (PHM-3), a hydrofoil formerly operated by the United States Navy * Bristol Taurus, a 14-cylinder two-row radial aircraft engine; including the Taurus I, Taurus II, Taurus III * Taurus Armoured Recovery Vehicle, a Canadian ARV based on the Leopard 1 tank * XSSM-N-4 Taurus, a proposed cruise-missile conversion of the North American AJ Savage bomber

Civilian

* Ford Taurus, a full-size sedan (previously mid-size from 1986 to 2007) produced by the Ford Motor Company from 1986 to 2019 * Ford Taurus (China) a full-size sedan produced by Changan Ford since 2016 * South Devon Railway locomotive Taurus, a 0-6-0ST steam locomotive * The ''

Taurus Express The Taurus Express ( tr, Toros Ekspresi) is a passenger train operating daily between Konya and Adana. In the past it was a premier overnight passenger train operated by Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits between İstanbul and Baghdad. After ...

'' (), a Turkish passenger train *

Pipistrel Taurus The Pipistrel Taurus is a Slovenian self-launched two-seat microlight glider designed and built by Pipistrel.Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 65. Belvoir Publicati ...

, a two-seat, self launching ultralight sailplane * ST ''Taurus'', a tug in service with Panfido Rim., Italy 1949–1984 * Taurus (locomotive), a widely known name for the EuroSprinter 64 U+ locomotive * Taurus II space launch vehicle, the former name of the American Antares rocket launch vehicle

Business

* Taurus (manufacturer), a Brazilian gun manufacturer * Taurus Impact Systems, a business software producer and the precursor to Bullfrog Productions * TAURUS (share trading), an unsuccessful IT project at the London Stock Exchange

Other

Operation Taurus Operation Taurus was the name of a planned prosecution by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) against Martin McGuinness. Taurus was to be based on allegations arising from the 1993 broadcast of an edition of the "Cook Report" presented by Roger ...

, a planned prosecution against Irish politician Martin McGuinness