Tarzan
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Tarzan
(ˈtɑːzən)n
(sometimes not capital) informal often ironic a man with great physical strength, agility, and virility
[C20: after the hero of a series of stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs]
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Tar•zan
(ˈtɑr zən, -zæn)Trademark.
the hero of a series of jungle stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs, exemplifying superior physical strength, agility, and prowess.
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Noun | 1. | Tarzan - (sometimes used ironically) a man of great strength and agility (after the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs) adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" |
2. | Tarzan - a man raised by apes who was the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs |
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Tarzan
[ˈtɑːzən] N → TarzánCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005