name
Meaning 1
A male given name.
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Standard Lemma guide
Taran
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noun
Meaning 2
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.
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noun
Meaning 3
A tactic of aerial ramming.
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History
Etymology
Sense 1: from Russian тара́нь (taránʹ). Sense 2: from Russian таран (taran).
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Russian: тара́нь (taránʹ) — Rutilus heckelii
- Russian: тара́нка (taránka) — Rutilus heckelii
- Ukrainian: тара́ня (taránja) — Rutilus heckelii
- Ukrainian: тара́нька (taránʹka) — Rutilus heckelii