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Vinony

taipan

noun

  1. type of venomous elapid snake
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪpæn/

noun

Etymology: From the name of the Thaypan tribe of Aboriginal people of central Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia, or from Wik-Mungkan tay-pan (or dhayban).

  1. Any venomous elapid snake of the genus Oxyuranus, found in Australia and New Guinea.