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/tawr"euh fawrm'/, adj.shaped like a bull or the head or horns of a bull.[1715-25; < L tauriformis. See TAURI-, -FORM]
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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
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
