- Tauriform
- Tauriform \Tau"ri*form\, a. [L. tauriformis; taurus a bull + -form: cf. F. tauriforme.] Having the form of a bull. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Tauriform
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tauriform — /tawr euh fawrm /, adj. shaped like a bull or the head or horns of a bull. [1715 25; < L tauriformis. See TAURI , FORM] * * * … Universalium
tauriform — having the form of a bull Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
tauriform — /tawr euh fawrm /, adj. shaped like a bull or the head or horns of a bull. [1715 25; < L tauriformis. See TAURI , FORM] … Useful english dictionary
Shapes and Resemblance — This assortment of 370 adjectives all refer in some way to the form or shape of things. Some are more geometrically descriptive than others, while a number of terms refer to animal forms or shapes of obscure objects. Certain adjectives for shapes … Phrontistery dictionary
taurian — a. pertaining to bull. ♦ tauricide, n. killing or killer of bull. ♦ tauriform, a. bull like. ♦ taurine, a. ♦ tauromachy, n. bullfight … Dictionary of difficult words
