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anaconda

anaconda

16 5.6
A very large snake that lives in rivers and swamps in tropical South America
  • noun
  • /ˌænəˈkɑːndə/
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  • During our expedition, we were lucky to spot an anaconda sunbathing on a rock near the riverbank.
  • the anaconda's body

I'm like, OK, I don't want the Anaconda to bite my wrists.

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Examples

  • All Paulo could do was hold on until the anaconda left.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Some kind of big old anaconda?

  • Growing and carrying an anaconda around is costly in terms of resources.

    Blog text (13)
  • Paulo had never seen an anaconda as large as this one must be.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The anaconda, forty-five feet long, is the biggest snake and can swallow an alligator whole.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The Rainforest Adventure recreates a tropical rainforest complete with toucans, anacondas, snapping turtles, and geckos.

    Blog text (15)
  • In the Amazon rainforest, the enormous anaconda glides silently through the water in search of its next meal.

  • The documentary showcased an anaconda swallowing a capybara, illustrating its impressive hunting skills.

Synonyms

snake
vsanaconda
427 1.0

A long animal without legs covered in scales that sometimes has poison

is a specific very large semi aquatic South American species rather than any reptile
Eunectes
vsanaconda
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of very large water snakes from South America, often called anacondas

is the everyday name used instead of the scientific genus term
Eunectes murinus
vsanaconda
  • Specialized
9.9

A very large snake that lives in rivers and swamps of tropical South America

is a general term for the group rather than this one specific species

Compounds

anaconda mortgage
  • Literature
9.9

A very large home loan that leaves little money for other needs

How Big

anaconda
16 5.6
constrictor
11 6.5

Surface Forms

anaconda singular
anacondas plural

Etymology

Anaconda probably comes from a Sinhalese word henakandaya that was used for large snakes and is often said to mean 'bone-breaker' or 'whip'. Sailors brought this name into European languages and it later became the word for the huge South American snake that squeezes its prey, so the old meaning fits the modern one.