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taran

taran noun: 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.

taran: a species of roach (Rutilus heckelii), a fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is native to the Black...
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Noun

taran (plural tarans)

  1. 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.
  2. A tactic of aerial ramming.

Proper noun capitalized: Taran

Taran

  1. A male given name.

Forms of taran

pluraltarans

Origin of taran

Sense 1: from Russian тара́нь (taránʹ). Sense 2: from Russian таран (taran).

Words formed from taran

Questions about taran

What does taran mean?
Taran means 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.
What part of speech is taran?
Taran can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of taran?
The plural of taran is tarans.

Words near taran in the dictionary

  1. taramasalata
  2. taramasalatas
  3. taramellite
  4. taramite
  5. taramosalata
  6. taran
  7. Tarana
  8. taranabant
  9. Taranaki
  10. taranakite
  11. Taranchi

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