Taurus - Places, Vehicles, Software, Music, Fiction, Other

A prominent N constellation of the zodiac, including the Pleiades and Hyades clusters and the Crab Nebula. It lies between Aries and Gemini. Its brightest star is the red giant Aldebaran, one of the few stars whose diameter has been measured directly, at about 45 times the Sun's diameter; distance: 20 parsec.

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

Bos taurus, a species of cattle Taurus (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac Taurus (astrology), the astrological sign

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

Vehicles

Military:

Taurus rocket, an American space launch vehicle Taurus missile KEPD 150/350, a Swedish/German cruise missile 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

Civilian:

Ford Taurus, a mid-size car by the Ford Motor Company South Devon Railway locomotive Taurus, a 0-6-0ST steam locomotive

Software

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

Music

Taurus (rapper) Moog Taurus, a synthesizer

Fiction

Taurus Bulba, a villian in the animated television series Darkwing Duck OZ-12SMS Taurus, an armoured suit in the anime New Mobile Report Gundam Wing

Other

Taurus (manufacturer), a Brazilian gun manufacturer Operation Taurus, a planned prosecution against Irish politician Martin McGuinness Taurus Sykes (born 1975), a professional boxer