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It may just be simply based on a bull. | It may just be simply based on a bull. | ||
===Name origin=== | ===Name origin=== | ||
Tauros's name is an abbreviation of its Japanese name, ''Kentauros'', which is comes from [[wp:Greek language|Greek]] Κένταυρος, [[wp:Centaur|Centaur]]. It could also be a misspelling of ''[[wp:Centaurus|Centaurus]]''. | Tauros's name is an abbreviation of its Japanese name, ''Kentauros'', which is comes from [[wp:Greek language|Greek]] Κένταυρος, [[wp:Centaur|Centaur]]. It could also be a misspelling of ''[[wp:Centaurus|Centaurus]]''. It also contains the Spanish word for bull, ''toro'' | ||
It is worth noting that ''taurus'', Latin for [[wp:bull|bull]], is also the name of another constellation, [[wp:Taurus (constellation)|Taurus]]. | It is worth noting that ''taurus'', Latin for [[wp:bull|bull]], is also the name of another constellation, [[wp:Taurus (constellation)|Taurus]]. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||
*[[List of German Pokémon names|German]]: Tauros | *[[List of German Pokémon names|German]]: Tauros | ||