python
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈpaɪθən/
:
pitón
- Finally, the python uncurls -- it must be twelve feet long -- and slithers away.
And just think of those that big cohort working its way through society like a Python swallowing a pig.
- And just think of those that big cohort working its way through society like a Python swallowing a pig.
- The obstacle of writing the song was he had the the the albino Python that he lost in the bedroom.
Examples
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Reilly, completely out of breath, holds a python by its head.
Fiction book (1996) -
If I catch him, I promise you... I will feed him to Oliver, my python.
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Why did you break up the encounter with my pet python?
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Then I see it: a large python coiled up in a tight ball.
Academic text (2010) -
The python curled up in the sun, its smooth scales glistening in the light.
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In Africa, the python is known for its ability to kill by constriction rather than venom.
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She watched in awe as the python slithered across the jungle floor, searching for its next meal.
Synonyms
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1.0
A long animal without legs covered in scales that sometimes has poison
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6.5
A large snake with scales that often appears in myths and stories
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6.5
A large snake without venom that kills animals by wrapping and squeezing them
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3.9
A large snake from Africa and Asia that is not poisonous and kills prey by squeezing
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8.0
A very large snake from Southeast Asia with skin like a net that is not venomous
A very large African snake that kills animals by squeezing them
A very large African snake that kills prey by squeezing it
A very large snake from Africa that can grow over six meters long
A very large snake from Southeast Asia that can grow over six meters long
A very large snake from southern and Southeast Asia that kills animals by squeezing them
A very large snake from South and Southeast Asia that has no venom and can grow very long
A large snake from northern Australia with many different colored marks on its back
A large Australian snake with patterned skin that often lives near farms
Compounds
1
8.0
A very large snake from Southeast Asia with skin like a net that is not venomous
- Australian
A large snake from Australia and New Guinea with shiny purple scales
- Indian
A very large snake from South and Southeast Asia that has no venom and can grow very long
- Specialized
A very large snake from Southeast Asia that can grow over six meters long
- Specialized
A large snake from northern Australia with many different colored marks on its back
Surface Forms
Etymology
Python comes from an old Greek monster called Pythōn, a huge 'serpent' that lived at Delphi and was killed by the god Apollo. So today a python is the name for a very large snake.