TAIPAN

taipan, Oxyuranus scutellatus

(noun) large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

taipan (plural taipans)

A foreign businessman in China; a tycoon. [from 19th c.]

Usage notes

Relatively narrow usage, and somewhat dated (early/mid 20th century); primarily known outside of China due to use in fiction set in Hong Kong, notably The Taipan (1922) by Somerset Maugham and Tai-Pan (1966) by James Clavell. Even in Hong Kong, the more globally widespread (and distantly related) tycoon is more common today.

Etymology 2

Noun

taipan (plural taipans)

Any venomous elapid snake of the genus Oxyuranus, found in Australia and New Guinea. [from 20th c.]

Anagrams

• Aptian, patina, pinata, piñata

Source: Wiktionary

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