py‧thon /ˈpaɪθ
ən $ -θɑːn, -θ
ən/
noun [countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Latin;
Origin: name of a large snake killed by Apollo, from Greek]
a large tropical snake that kills animals for food by winding itself around them and crushing them
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