taurokathapsia

noun plural but singular in construction

tau·​ro·​ka·​thap·​sia

ˌtȯrəkəˈthapsēə

: an ancient Cretan sport in which a performer grasps the horns of a bull and somersaults over him

Word History

Etymology

Greek, from tauros + kathaptos (verbal of kathaptein to fasten upon, attack, from kata- cata- + haptein to fasten) + -ia -y

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