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(paɪθən)
Word forms: plural pythons
countable noun
A python is a large snake that kills animals by squeezing them with its body.
python in British English
(ˈpaɪθən)
noun
any large nonvenomous snake of the family Pythonidae of Africa, S Asia, and Australia, such as Python reticulatus (reticulated python). They can reach a length of more than 20 feet and kill their prey by constriction
Derived forms
pythonic (paɪˈθɒnɪk) adjective
Word origin
C16: New Latin, after PythonPython in British English
(ˈpaɪθən)
noun
Greek mythology
a dragon, killed by Apollo at Delphi
python in American English
(ˈpaɪˌθɑn; ˈpaɪθən)
noun
1. [P-]; Greek Mythology
an enormous serpent that lurks in the cave of Mount Parnassus and is slain by Apollo
2.
any of a genus (Python, family Boidae) of very large, nonvenomous snakes of Asia, Africa, and Australia,that squeeze their prey to death
3. Popularly
any large snake that squeezes its prey to death
Word origin
L < Gr Pythōn < Pythō: see PythianImage ofpython
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British English: python NOUN
A python is a large snake that kills animals by squeezing them with its body.
- American English: python
- Brazilian Portuguese: píton
- Chinese: 蟒蛇
- European Spanish: pitón
- French: python
- German: Pythonschlange
- Italian: pitone
- Japanese: ニシキヘビ
- Korean: 비단뱀
- European Portuguese: pitão
- Latin American Spanish: pitónserpiente