taran

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noun

A species of roach (Rutilus heckelii), a fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is native to the Black Sea basin: rivers Don, Kuban, Dnieper, Dniester, rarely Danube.

OriginRussian тара́нь →
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Meanings

taran1

nountaran (plural tarans)

plural tarans

  1. A species of roach (Rutilus heckelii), a fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is native to the Black Sea basin: rivers Don, Kuban, Dnieper, Dniester, rarely Danube.
  2. A tactic of aerial ramming.

Taran2

proper noun
  1. A male given name.

Origin

  1. Russianтаран
  2. Russianтара́нь
  3. Englishtaran

Sense 1: from Russian тара́нь (taránʹ). Sense 2: from Russian таран (taran).

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Translations

Russian тара́нь, тара́нка
  • тара́нь (taránʹ)Rutilus heckelii
  • тара́нка (taránka)Rutilus heckelii
Ukrainian тара́ня, тара́нька
  • тара́ня (taránja)Rutilus heckelii
  • тара́нька (taránʹka)Rutilus heckelii

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

RatnaratanRantaArantTrana
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APA

taran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taran

MLA

“taran.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taran. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taran,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taran.

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