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noun
Any venomous elapid snake of the genus Oxyuranus, found in Australia and New Guinea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A foreign businessman in China; a tycoon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A tycoon (usually of Chinese Filipino background)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Philippines
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noun
large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Oxyuranus scutellatus
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Broader terms: elapid, elapid snake
History
From Wik-Mungkan tay-pan (or dhayban).
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).
Across languages
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