Main Entry:

py·thon

Pronunciation:

\ˈpī-ˌthän, -thən\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Latin, monstrous serpent killed by Apollo, from Greek Pythōn, from Pythō Delphi

Date:

1836

: any of various large constricting snakes (as a boa) ; especially : any of the large oviparous snakes (subfamily Pythoninae of the family Boidae) of Africa, Asia, Australia, and adjacent islands that include some of the largest existing snakes

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