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tauriform, a.|ˈtɔːrɪfɔːm|
[ad. L. tauriform-is, f. taurus bull: see tauri- and -form.]
Having the form of a bull.
1721Bailey, Tauriform,..in the Shape of a Bull. 1803G. S. Faber Cabiri l. 347 Bud-Arc, the tauriform god of the Arc. 1809E. Davies Mythol. Druids 170 The usual residence of the tauriform god. 1877A. W. Ward in Encycl. Brit. VII. 403/2 The tauriform sun-god whom his worshippers adored with loud cries. |