semitaur

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noun

A mythical beast, half man, half bull.

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Meanings

nounsemitaur (plural semitaurs)

plural semitaurs · alternative semitaure · alternative semitawre

  1. A mythical beast, half man, half bull.

    Some semitawres, and some more halfe a beare

    1592, Nicholas Breton, The pilgrimage to paradise, ioyned with the Countesse of Penbrookes loue, compiled in verse by Nicholas Breton Gentleman, Ioseph Barnes, page 8

Origin

Latin semi-, 'half', + taurus, 'bull'.

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Anagrams

Artemiusseriatum
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APA

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MLA

“semitaur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semitaur. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semitaur,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semitaur.

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