Taurus

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Tau·rus / ˈtôrəs/ 1. Astron. a constellation (the Bull), said to represent a bull with brazen feet that was tamed by Jason. Its many bright stars include Aldebaran (the bull's eye), and it contains the Crab Nebula and the star clusters of the Hyades and the Pleiades. ∎  [as genitive] (Tau·ri / ˈtôrī/ ) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation: the star Beta Tauri.2. Astrol. the second sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters on about April 21. ∎  (a Taurus) (pl. same) a person born when the sun is in this sign.DERIVATIVES: Tau·re·an / ˈtôrēən; tôˈrēən/ n. & adj. (in sense 2).

Taurus

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Taurus (the Bull) In astronomy, northern constellation on the ecliptic between Aries and Gemini. It contains the Pleiades and Hyades stellar clusters, and the Crab Nebula. The brightest star is the first-magnitude Alpha Tauri (Aldebaran).

Taurus

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Taurus in astronomy, a constellation (the Bull), said to represent a bull with brazen feet that was tamed by Jason. In astrology, Taurus is the second sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters on about 21 April.

TAURUS

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