Pronunciation: /ˈtɑːz(ə)n/
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a fictitious character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan (Lord Greystoke by birth) is orphaned in West Africa in his infancy and reared by apes in the jungle.
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(as noun a Tarzan) a man of great agility and powerful physique: I’m no Tarzan, but I can stay afloat