taur
A fictional creature, resembling a centaur, with the lower body of some…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.
Meaning
1 senses(slang)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.
Near-synonyms: merfur or merperson (piscine lower body), naga or lamia (serpentine lower body)
His character was a husky taur with dark red fur.
Origin
Clipping of centaur, corresponding to Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”), from Proto-InClipping of centaur, corresponding to Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros. Doublet of steer.
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