taipan

tai·pan¹ (t

)

1. A foreign businessman or a trader in China.

2. A foreigner who is a chief executive of a business or company operating in China; a tycoon.

[Chinese (Cantonese) taaî-paan, eminent businessman, head of a firm, equivalent to Chinese (Mandarin) tái, big + bn, class.]

tai·pan² (t

A large, extremely venomous elapid snake (Oxyuranus scutellatus) of Australia and New Guinea, having long fangs and large venom glands.

[Wik-Mungan (Aboriginal language of northeast Australia) dhayban.]

taipan¹

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large highly venomous elapid snake, Oxyuranus scutellatus, of NE Australia

[from a native Australian language]

taipan²

(Business / Commerce) the foreign head of a business in China

[from dialectal form of Chinese tai great + ban company, class]

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Noun

taipan - large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia

Oxyuranus scutellatus

elapid, elapid snake - any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres

genus Oxyuranus, Oxyuranus - taipans

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elapid
elapid snake
Elapidae
genus Oxyuranus
Oxyuranus
Oxyuranus scutellatus
Rhynchoelaps

Mullins said yesterday: "At the moment, Made In Taipan would be about 60-40 to go to Cheltenham.

Master Minded 8-13 for Cheltenham showdown with old rival Well Chief by The Racing Post (London, England)

And that looked good value even when Made In Taipan made a bid for home at the top of the straight.

Zeb comes in way ahead by The Mirror (London, England)

MADE In Taipan will bid to improve on his fourth place in Cheltenham's Arkle Trophy when he lines-up at Aintree next month.

MADE In Taipan by Birmingham Mail (England)

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