tai·pan
| \ ˈtī-ˌpan
, ˈtī-ˈpän
\
, ˈtī-ˈpän
\
Definition of taipan
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a powerful businessman and especially formerly a foreigner living and operating in Hong Kong or China
taipan
noun (2)
tai·pan
| \ ˈtī-ˌpan
\
\
Definition of taipan (Entry 2 of 2)
: an exceedingly venomous elapid snake (Oxyuranus scutellatus) of northern Australia and New Guinea
also
: a related snake (O. microlepidotus)
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“Taipan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taipan. Accessed 26 Sep. 2022.
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The first known use of taipan was in 1834
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