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/puy"thon, -theuhn/ , n.
any of several Old World boa constrictors of the subfamily Pythoninae, often growing to a length of more than 20 ft. (6 m): the Indian python, Python molurus, is endangered.
[ 1580-90; ]
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/puy"thon, -theuhn/ , n.
1. a spirit or demon.
2. a person who is possessed by a spirit and prophesies by its aid.
[ 1595-1605; pýthon; relation to PYTHON unclear ]