prop. n. A genus of low-growing herbs mostly of the northern hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers.
Syn. -- genus Centaurium. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. petaurista a ropedancer, Gr. petayristh`s, fr. petayri`zein to dance on a rope, fr. pe`tayron a pole, a stage for ropedancers: cf. F. pétauriste. ] (Zool.) Any flying marsupial of the genera Petaurus, Phalangista, Acrobata, and allied genera. See Flying mouse, under Flying, and Phalangister. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A genus of very large Asiatic flying squirrels.
Syn. -- genus Petaurista. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A natural family of Old World flying squirrels.
Syn. -- subfamily Petauristidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. tauricornis; taurus a bull + cornu a horn. ] (Zool.) Having horns like those of a bull. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Taurus + 1st -id. ] (Astron.) Any of a group of meteors appearing November 20-23; -- so called because they appear to radiate from a point in Taurus. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ See Toreador. ] A bullfighter; a toreador. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. tauriformis; taurus a bull + -form: cf. F. tauriforme. ] Having the form of a bull. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. taurinus, fr. taurus a bull. See Taurus. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the genus Taurus, or cattle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ So named because it was discovered in the bile of the ox. See Taurus. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A chemical compound occurring in small quantity in the juices of muscle, in the lungs, and elsewhere, but especially in the bile, where it is found as a component part of taurocholic acid, from which it can be prepared by decomposition of the acid. It crystallizes in colorless, regular six-sided prisms, and is especially characterized by containing both nitrogen and sulphur, being chemically amido-isethionic acid, C2H7NSO3. [ 1913 Webster ]