taipan, Oxyuranus scutellatus
(noun) large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia
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taipan (plural taipans)
A foreign businessman in China; a tycoon. [from 19th c.]
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.
taipan (plural taipans)
Any venomous elapid snake of the genus Oxyuranus, found in Australia and New Guinea. [from 20th c.]
• Aptian, patina, pinata, piñata
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22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
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