taipan
Any venomous elapid snake of the genus Oxyuranus, found in Australia and New GuineaAny venomous elapid snake of the genus Oxyuranus, found in Australia and New Guinea.
» The inland taipan is the world's most venomous snake.
Meaning
3 sensesAny venomous elapid snake of the genus Oxyuranus, found in Australia and New Guinea.
Taipane
тайпа́нtajpán
large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia
A foreign businessman in China; a tycoon.
(Philippines)A tycoon (usually of Chinese Filipino background)
Examples
2 sentencesThe inland taipan is the world's most venomous snake.
The inland taipan, a snake found in Australia, is the most venomous snake in the world.
deDer Taipan, eine in Australien vorkommende Schlange, ist die giftigste Schlange der Welt.
Translations
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Origin
From Wik-Mungkan tay-pan (or dhayban). From Cantonese 大班 (daai⁶ baan¹, “big shot, rich buFrom Wik-Mungkan tay-pan (or dhayban).
From Cantonese 大班 (daai⁶ baan¹, “big shot, rich businessman”), originally as taepan. Related to tycoon, from Japanese 大君(たいくん) (taikun).
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Forms
plural: taipansSynonyms
1 synonyms- large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia:Oxyuranus scutellatus