Noun: taipan 'tI,pan
- Large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia
"The taipan is considered one of the most dangerous snakes in the world";
- Oxyuranus scutellatus
- A foreigner running a business in China
"As a taipan, he had to navigate complex local business customs"
Derived forms: taipans
Type of: elapid, elapid snake
Part of: genus Oxyuranus, Oxyuranus
Encyclopedia: Taipan