taipan
part of speech
noun (a taipan, taipans); noun (taipan — history, a business boss)
meaning for a pupil
1) A large, very venomous snake from Australia and New Guinea; the inland taipan has the strongest venom of any land snake. tree →
2) (history, Hong Kong and China) A powerful head of a foreign business company in the 1800s and early 1900s. tree →
sense in the lessons
In nature and safety lessons in Australia, the coastal taipan and inland taipan (fierce snake) are well known; the inland taipan is shy and lives in remote areas, so bites are very rare. Safety: if you see a snake, stay still and back away; call 000 for a bite. Phrases: «inland taipan», «coastal taipan», «fierce snake».
examples
- The inland taipan has the strongest venom of any land snake. tree →
- Taipans live in Australia. tree →
- The ranger said the taipan is shy and avoids people. tree →
- A taipan bite needs urgent medical help. tree →
- The coastal taipan hunts rats in sugar cane fields. tree →
- In old Hong Kong, a taipan ran a big trading company. tree →
note
Countable. Pronounced TY-pan. Safety: never touch any snake; in Australia, keep still, use a pressure bandage and call 000 after a bite. Myth: taipans are not aggressive hunters of people; they bite in self-defence.
Trees and pragmatics
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