Meanings
plural taurs
- slanglifestyleA fictional creature, resembling a centaur, with the lower body of some four-or-more-legged animal and the upper body either of an anthropomorphic version of that same animal or (less commonly) of a human or another humanoid creature.
His character was a husky taur with dark red fur.
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Near-synonyms: merfur or merperson (piscine lower body), naga or lamia (serpentine lower body)
Tails and wings both greatly affect clothing choices, same with taur species.
2021, Ian Madison Keller, Mary E. Dowd, Furry Fiction Is Everywhere: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Anthropomorphic Characters, Rainbow Dog Books, →ISBN, page 58Synonyms: merfur or merperson[piscine]] lower body>, naga or lamia[serpentine]] lower body>
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fictional creature, resembling a centaur, with the lower body of some four-or-more-legged animal and the upper body either of an anthropomorphic version of that same animal or (less commonly) of a human or another humanoid creature.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*táwros
- Ancient Greekταῦρος“bull”
- Englishtaur
Clipping of centaur, corresponding to Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros. Doublet of steer.
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taur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taur
“taur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taur. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taur,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taur.
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