TAIPAN


Meaning of TAIPAN in English

I. ˈtīˌpan noun

( -s )

Etymology: Chinese (Pekingese) tai 4 pan 1

: the head of a foreign house of business in China : a great merchant

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: native name in Australia

: an exceedingly venomous elapid snake ( Oxyuranus scutellatus ) of northern Australia and the Pacific islands

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