transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpī-ˌthän, -thən ]
noun
Etymology: Latin, monstrous serpent killed by Apollo, from Greek Pythōn, from Pythō Delphi
Date: 1836
: any of various large constricting snakes (as a boa) ; especially : any of the large oviparous snakes (subfamily Pythoninae of the family Boidae) of Africa, Asia, Australia, and adjacent islands that include some of the largest existing snakes