TARZAN

Tarzan, Tarzan of the Apes

(noun) a man raised by apes who was the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Tarzan

(noun) (sometimes used ironically) a man of great strength and agility (after the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Tarzan

A heroic fictional character, raised in the jungle by apes.

Noun

Tarzan (plural Tarzans)

(by extension) A strong wild man.

Source: Wiktionary



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