taur- root words — words with the taur- root

The root taur- comes from Greek tauros, meaning bull (first isolated from ox bile). 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including taurine, taurobolium, tauromachian, tauromachic, tauromachy. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the taur- root

Explore words with taur- — words containing the taur- root and sharing its sense of "bull (first isolated from ox bile)". Examples include taurine, taurobolium, tauromachian, tauromachic, tauromachy. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does taur- mean?

The taur- root means bull (first isolated from ox bile), from Greek tauros. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.