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Tauros is an abbreviation of its Japanese name, Kentauros. It is worth noting that ''Taurus'', {{wp|Latin}} for ''bull'' (which comes from the {{wp|Greek language|Greek}} "tauros"), is also the name of a {{wp|Taurus (constellation)|constellation}}. Tauros could also be a corruption of ''Toro'' ({{wp|Spanish language|Spanish}} for ''bull'').
Tauros is an abbreviation of its Japanese name, Kentauros. It is worth noting that ''Taurus'', {{wp|Latin}} for ''bull'' (which comes from the {{wp|Greek language|Greek}} "tauros"), is also the name of a {{wp|Taurus (constellation)|constellation}}. Tauros could also be a corruption of ''Toro'' ({{wp|Spanish language|Spanish}} for ''bull'').


Kentauros is, although with a syllable removed, derived from the Japanese word for ''{{wp|centaur}}'', which itself derives from Greek Κένταυρος. It could also be a corruption of ''{{wp|Centaurus}}'', a large south-sky constellation representing a centaur.
Kentauros is derived from Japanese ケンタウロス ''{{wp|centaur}}'', which itself derives from Greek Κένταυρος. It could also be a corruption of ''{{wp|Centaurus}}'', a large south-sky constellation representing a centaur.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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{{Other languages|type=normal|type2=normal
|ja=ケンタロス ''Kentauros''|jameaning=From ''{{wp|centaur|{{tt|Κένταυρος|the Greek for centaur}}}}''
|ja=ケンタロス ''Kentauros''|jameaning=From ''{{wp|centaur|{{tt|ケンタウロス|the Japanese for centaur}}}}'', ''{{wp|centaur|{{tt|Κένταυρος|the Greek for centaur}}}}''
|fr=Tauros|frmeaning=Same as English name
|fr=Tauros|frmeaning=Same as English name
|es=Tauros|esmeaning=Same as English name
|es=Tauros|esmeaning=Same as English name
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