"taur" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɔː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɔɹ/ [General-American], /ˈtɑɹ/ [cot-caught-merger] Forms: taurs [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of centaur. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|centaur}} Clipping of centaur Head templates: {{en-noun|+}} taur (plural taurs)
  1. (furry fandom) A fictional creature, resembling a centaur, with the lower body of some four-or-more-legged animal and an upper body either of an anthropomorphic version of that same animal or (less commonly) of a human or another humanoid creature. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Fictional characters, Furry fandom, Mythological creatures Related terms: multifur
    Sense id: en-taur-en-noun-uiEAr469 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Topics: lifestyle

Inflected forms

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        "cot-caught-merger"
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      "homophone": "Tor"
    },
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      "homophone": "tour (pour–poor merger)"
    },
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      "homophone": "tar (some pronunciations)"
    }
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