transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-nə-ˈkän-də ]
noun
Etymology: probably modification of Sinhalese henakandayā, a slender green snake
Date: 1768
: a large semiaquatic constricting snake ( Eunectes murinus ) of the boa family of tropical South America that may reach a length of 30 feet (9.1 meters) ; broadly : any of the large constricting snakes