tauriformadj.
/ˈtɔːrɪfɔːm/ Having the form of a bull.
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the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adjective] > others
lachrymal1607
tauriform1721
diminished1726
tailed1767
acinose1796
aciniform1798
acinous1809
slab-sided1817
lip-like1836
mound-like1843
high-centred1847
square-toed1851
brush-shaped1880
mushroom1884
bolster-shaped1900
arrowhead1934
narrow-gutted1952
panhandled1960
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > group Ruminantia (sheep, goats, cows, etc.) > bull > [adjective]
bullish1566
taurine1613
Taurean1656
tauriform1721
tauric1816
bull-like1859
Taurian1909
1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Tauriform,..in the Shape of a Bull.
1803 G. S. Faber Diss. Myst. Cabiri l. 347 Bud-Arc, the tauriform god of the Arc.
1809 E. Davies Mythol. Druids 170 The usual residence of the tauriform god.
1877 A. W. Ward in Encycl. Brit. VII. 403/2 The tauriform sun-god whom his worshippers adored with loud cries.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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