tai-pan

A form of taipan — Any venomous elapid snake of the genus Oxyuranus, found in Australia and New Guinea.

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Meanings

nountai-pan (plural tai-pans)

plural tai-pans

  1. alternativeAlternative form of taipan (“foreign businessman in China”).
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APA

tai-pan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tai-pan

MLA

“tai-pan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tai-pan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tai-pan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tai-pan.

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