Definition of anaconda
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: a large semiaquatic constricting snake (Eunectes murinus) of the boa family of tropical South America that may reach a length of 30 feet (9.1 meters)
broadly
: any of the large constricting snakes
Anaconda
geographical nameDefinition of Anaconda (Entry 2 of 2)
city in southwestern Montana that grew rapidly following the building of a copper-smelting plant in 1884 and expanded to contain one of the largest nonferrous production plants in the world population 9298
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The first known use of anaconda was in 1748
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