Definitions
large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia
Word origin
From Cantonese 大班 (daai⁶ baan¹, “big shot, rich businessman”), originally as taepan. Related to tycoon, from Japanese 大君(たいくん) (taikun).
Used in a sentence
“Of course it was very sad, but the taipan could hardly help a smile when he thought how many of these young fellows he had drunk underground.”
“The British taipans stood in one sodden circle with their womenfolk, like bored officers at a garrison get-together.”
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01“Deadly Australian snake”6 letters
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