ˈpīˌthän, -_thən noun
Etymology: Latin Python, monstrous serpent that dwelt in the caves of Mount Parnassus near Delphi and that was killed there by Apollo, from Greek Pythōn
1. -s : a large constricting snake (as a boa or anaconda)
2. capitalized
[New Latin, from Latin Python ]
: a genus of large nonvenomous snakes of the family Boidae that includes the largest of recent snakes — see carpet snake , indian python , reticulated python , rock python
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