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(Also spelled typhon.) A severe tropical cyclone in the western North Pacific.
The name is derived either from Cantonese t'ai fung (a "great wind"), from Arabic tufan ("smoke"), or from Greek typhon (a "monster"). Aristotle used typhon for a wind-containing cloud (Meteorologica, III, 1). For a more complete discussion, see tropical cyclone.

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-<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(Also spelled typhon.) A severe [[tropical cyclone]] in the western North Pacific.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The name is derived either from Cantonese t'ai fung (a "great wind"), from Arabic [[tufan]]  ("smoke"), or from Greek typhon (a "monster"). Aristotle used typhon for a wind-containing [[cloud]]  (''Meteorologica'', III, 1). For a more complete discussion, <br/>''see'' [[tropical cyclone]].</div><br/> </div>
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+(Also spelled typhon.) A severe [[tropical cyclone]] in the western North Pacific.<br/> The name is derived either from Cantonese t'ai fung (a "great wind"), from Arabic [[tufan]]  ("smoke"), or from Greek typhon (a "monster"). Aristotle used typhon for a wind-containing [[cloud]]  (''Meteorologica'', III, 1). For a more complete discussion, see [[tropical cyclone]].