/an'euh kon"deuh/ , n.
1. a South American boa, Eunectes murinus, that often grows to a length of more than 25 ft. (7.6 m).
2. any large boa.
3. Cards. a variety of poker in which each player is dealt seven cards, discards two, and turns up one of the remaining five before each betting round.
[ 1760-70; misapplication of a name orig. used for a snake of Sri Lanka; earlier anacandaia henakandaya kind of snake ]