n.
Pronunciation: ˌ a-n ə - ' kän-d ə
Function: noun
Etymology: probably modification of Sinhalese henakanday ā , a slender green snake
Date: 1768
: a large semiaquatic constricting snake ( Eunectes murinus ) of the boa family of tropical So. America that may reach a length of 30 feet (9.1 meters) broadly : any of the large constricting snakes
anaconda