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Definition of Taipan
1. Noun. Large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia.
Generic synonyms: Elapid, Elapid Snake
Group relationships: Genus Oxyuranus, Oxyuranus
Definition of Taipan
1. Noun. any of a venomous species of snake, of the family ''Elapidae'', found in Australia and New Guinea ¹
2. Noun. a foreign businessman in China; a tycoon ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Taipan
1. a venomous snake [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Taipan
Literary usage of Taipan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"IX Some Talk with a taipan and a General: Proves in what Manner a Sea Picnic may
be a ... He was the biggest taipan on the island, and quite the nicest. ..."
2. From Sea to Sea by Rudyard Kipling (1900)
"Some Talk with a taipan and a General: proves in what Manner a Sea-Picnic may be a
... I sought a taipan, which means the head of an English trading firm. ..."
3. From Sea to Sea: Letters of Travel by Rudyard Kipling (1907)
"I sought a taipan, which means the head of an English trading firm. He was the
biggest taipan on the island, and quite the nicest. ..."
4. From Sea to Sea: Letters of Travel by Rudyard Kipling (1900)
"IX SOME TALK WITH A taipan AND A GENERAL t PROVES IN WHAT MANNER A SEA-PICNIC MAY BE
... I sought a taipan, which means the head of an English trading firm. ..."
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