taurokathapsia
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[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek ταυροκαθάψια, variant of ταυροκάθαψις, from ταῦρος ‘bull’ + κάθαψις. Apparently coined by Arthur Evans, the excavator of Knossos, in ca. 1910.
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taurokathapsia (uncountable)
- (rare) Bull-leaping, as depicted in Bronze Age art, especially from Minoan Crete.
[edit] Translations
bull-leaping
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