Tauraron Kare yana nufin tauraro mafi haske a cikin ƙungiyar taurari Canis Major, wanda kuma aka sani da Sirius. Sunan "Tauraron Kare" ya fito ne daga tsohuwar kalmar Helenanci "Κύων ἀστήρ" (Kuon aster), wanda ke nufin "tauraron kare." A zamanin da, an yi imanin fitowar Sirius a sararin samaniya a cikin watanni na rani ya zo daidai da yanayin zafi da fari, kuma ana tunanin kasancewar tauraron yana kara zafin rana. Tauraron Kare har yanzu sanannen kalma ne a yau, galibi ana amfani da shi don kwatanta Sirius ko wasu taurari masu haske a sararin sama.