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taur.

A fictional creature, resembling a centaur, with the lower body of some four-or-more-legged animal and an upper body either of an anthropomorphic version of that same animal or (less commonly) of a human or another humanoid creature.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɔː/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtoɹ/General-American
  1. A fictional creature, resembling a centaur, with the lower body of some four-or-more-legged animal and an upper body either of an anthropomorphic version of that same animal or (less commonly) of a human or another humanoid creature.

    slang
    His character was a husky taur with dark red fur.
Where this word comes from

Clipping of centaur, corresponding to Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros. Doublet of steer.

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