taur

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

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.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Near-synonyms: merfur or merperson (piscine lower body), naga or lamia (serpentine lower body)

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “taur” mean?

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.

Is “taur” formal or informal?

taur is generally slang.