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Tarzan

/ˈtɑrzæn/

/ˈtɑzæn/

Other forms: Tarzans

Definitions of Tarzan
  1. noun
    a man raised by apes who was the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs
    synonyms: Tarzan of the Apes
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    example of:
    character, fictional character, fictitious character
    an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
  2. noun
    (sometimes used ironically) a man of great strength and agility (after the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs)
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    type of:
    adult male, man
    an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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