Taurus

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Contents 1 Places 2 Vehicles 3 Companies 4 Software 5 Music 6 Fiction 7 Other 8 See also

Taurus is Latin for "Bull" and may refer to:

• Taurus (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac
• Bull (mythology), the mythological references around Taurus
• Taurus (astrology), the astrological sign
• Bos taurus, a species of cattle

[edit] Places

• Taurus Mountains, located in northern Syria/southern Turkey
• Montes Taurus, a Lunar mountain range named after the Turkish mountains
• Taures, an ancient region in today's Crimea.

[edit] Vehicles

Military:

• Taurus rocket, an American space launch vehicle
• Taurus missile KEPD 150/350, a Swedish/German cruise missile
• HMS Taurus, two ships of the Royal Navy
• USNS Taurus (T-AK-273)
• USS Taurus (PHM-3), a hydrofoil formerly operated by the United States Navy
• Bristol Taurus, a 14-cylinder two-row radial aircraft engine
• Taurus Armoured Recovery Vehicle, a Canadian ARV based on the Leopard tank
• ST Taurus a tug in service with Panfido Rim., Italy 1949-84.

Civilian:

• EuroSprinter ("Taurus") electric railway locomotive, manufactured by Siemens and used by Austrian Federal Railways (OBB) and other countries.
• Ford Taurus, a full-size car by the Ford Motor Company
• South Devon Railway locomotive Taurus, a 0-6-0ST steam locomotive
• The Taurus Express (Toros Ekspresi), a Turkish passenger train
• Marketing name of the Eurosprinter ES 64 U family of electric locomotives
• Pipistrel Taurus, a 2 seat, self launching ultralight sailplane

[edit] Companies

• Taurus (manufacturer), a Brazilian gun manufacturer
• Taurus Education, an educational services company in China
• Taurus Investment Holdings, LLC, a global real estate investor and developer

[edit] Software

• TAURUS, the University at Buffalo's credit transfer system
• TAURUS (share trading), an unsuccessful IT project at the International Stock Exchange

[edit] Music

• Taurus I, II and III - a trilogy of musical pieces, by Mike Oldfield in the 1980s.
• Taurus (rapper)
• Moog Taurus, a synthesizer
• TV-2 (Taurus version 2), a Danish band.

[edit] Fiction

• Taurus Bulba, a villain in the animated television series Darkwing Duck
• OZ-12SMS Taurus, an armoured suit in the anime New Mobile Report Gundam Wing
• Taurus a villain in the anime of Mega Man Star Force
• Taurus (comics), a Marvel Comics villain
• Tauros, a bull-like pokemon

[edit] Other

• Operation Taurus, a planned prosecution against Irish politician Martin McGuinness
• Taurus Sykes (born 1975), a professional boxer
• Taurus (porn star), a performer in gay pornography.

[edit] See also

• Centaur
• Bull (mythology)
• Torus

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