taur

Examples

• All

• The Taur's eyes came into quick focus, and the great horned head turned warningly toward Sork.

  Fiction book (1991)

• In the light of the full moon, the girl could see the sleeping Taur.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Not just a Taur, but a male, with developed horns.

  Fiction book (1991)

• "Is that creature not an adult male Taur?" he asked.

  Fiction book (1991)

• "One has heard of this Taur," Chief Thunderbird said.

  Fiction book (1991)

• "Thrayl's a Taur, and he understands me, and I understand him."

  Fiction book (1991)

• Moon Bunderan shivered because she knew exactly what was in store for her pet Taur.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Then, finishing the last of his red fruit, the Taur stood up, gazing at her expectantly.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Krake felt the Taur shudder in a kind of ecstasy.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Like Moon, she reached out gently with one of her arms and rested it lightly on the Taur's massive shoulder.

  Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

C

centaur

vstaur

• Literature

119 9.1

A creature with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse

is the broader type meaning upper human with any animal lower body

B

beastman

vstaur

• Literature

1 9.6

A being that is part human and part animal in fantasy stories

focuses specifically on upper human with lower animal rather than general mixed forms

C

centaurian

vstaur

• Literature

9.9

A creature with a human upper body and a horse lower body

is the broader myth of upper human with lower body of any animal

M

mantiger

vstaur

• Archaic

9.9

A creature from old stories with a man's head, sometimes with horns, a lion's body, and a scorpion's tail

describes an upper human with any animal lower body, not just a head mix

Surface Forms

Etymology