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Wiktionary
n. A species of roach ((taxlink Rutilus heckelii species noshow=1)), a fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is native to the Black Sea basin: rivers Don, Kuban, Dnieper, Dniester, rarely Danube.
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Taran is a fictional character from Lloyd Alexander's The Chronicles of Prydain series of novels. Serving as the series's central protagonist, he is first introduced as the assistant pig-keeper at Caer Dallben charged with the care of Hen Wen, the oracular white pig. With dreams of becoming a great hero, over the course of the series, his character matures as he is drawn into the war against Arawn Death-Lord and his champion, the Horned King.
During his journey, he befriends Princess Eilonwy, a young girl his age, Fflewddur Fflam, a wandering bard and minor king, Gurgi, a wild hominid between animal and man, and the dwarf Doli. Upon the conclusion of the series, Taran is crowned High King of Prydain and marries his longtime companion, Princess Eilonwy.
Taran ( Ukrainian: Євген Taran, Êvhen Taran; born Evgeny Aleksandrovitch Taran, September 27, 1966) is a Ukrainian-born guitarist, producer, DJ and graphic artist. He is noted as the first Ukrainian underground musician to have an official record release in the West (Mod and Mini and Space Age was released on critically acclaimed German nu-jazz label Compost Records in 1996). Taran is also a founding member of the influential Ukrainian chamber-rock band Sugar White Death" (Ukrainian: Цукор Бiла Смерть) as well as a guitarist and co-arranger of the Ukrainian experimental rock formations Sheik Hi-Fi and Gorod-Sputnik. Taran’s most recent project Marmor&Stein further represents his signature composer technique – Barney Kessel-style guitar fused with modern electronica, gloomy 60th soundtrack mood and perpetual cyclic structures reminiscent of classical minimalism.Taran lives and works in Munich, Germany.
Taran (also Țăran) is both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Usage examples of "taran".
He handed the bauble to Taran, who carefully tucked it into his jacket.
Gurgi silently gave the bauble back to Taran who, heavy hearted, cupped it in his hands again.
Clutching the bauble, Taran bent and thrust his way past the jagged arch.
The bauble had rolled into a corner, but one glance, in the light of the glowing sphere, showed Taran there was no other way in or out of the chamber.
Taran crouched on the turf, held the bauble close to the book, and with trembling fingers turned leaf after leaf.
While in the palace, Bozo sleeps wherever he likes, sometimes in the suite I share with my beloved Darloona, sometimes on hot nights in the cool gardens-but, more often than not, he chooses to share the little bed on which Taran sleeps when he is not on duty in the cadet barracks.
Taran found Koja with Bozo and Fido, returning from a spell of exercise in the palace gardens.
Taran who found Bozo and Edo, it was really Bozo and Fido who found Taran.
With him were Borak, whom I remembered from our former meeting, and little Taran, and Fido and Bozo, who were both mightily pleased to see me again, and my officer, Kadar.
First, Taran and Koja and Fido and Bozo had vanished into the southlands.
Readers who have already journeyed with Taran are assured--- and this without giving away any surprises--- that Gurgi, despite shakings and quakings and fears for his poor tender head, insisted on joining this new adventure, as did the impetuous Fflewddur Fflam and the disgruntled Doli of the Fair Folk.
And you, Taran and Doli, must promise to tell me more of your famous deeds.
Taran squeezed in between the bard and Doli, who grumbled bitterly about the table being too high.
By the time Taran reached a shelf of level ground, Doli had run to the protected face of the embankment and was fuming impatiently before a huge tangle of thorn bushes.
His lidless eyes stared unbelieving at Taran, and his hand with its lacking finger gripped the gem more tightly.