==Nomenclature and etymology==The word "Zilant" is the English transcription of Russian "Зилант", itself a rendering of Tartaria "yılan/елан", pronounced (i.e., "snake", sometimes pronounced ). ###>== Étymologie ==Le mot "Zilant" est la transcription du russe "Зилант", lui-même dérivant du Tatar "yılan/елан" [] ("serpent", parfois prononcé ).