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anaconda
noun
an·a·con·da
ˌa-nə-ˈkän-də 
: 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
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Rojas warned us about anticipating a parade of jaguars, anacondas, flowering jungles, and howler monkeys.
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Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2024
Members of the Boidae family, including anacondas and boa constrictors, as well as members of the python family, are forbidden to keep as pets.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
Green anacondas are the world’s heaviest snakes, according to the UK’s Natural History Museum, which noted that the heaviest individual ever recorded weighed 227 kilograms (500 pounds).
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
Green anacondas average around 15 feet in length; reticulated pythons, meanwhile, have been known to regularly stretch beyond 20 feet, according to the Natural History Museum in London.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2024
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Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2024
Members of the Boidae family, including anacondas and boa constrictors, as well as members of the python family, are forbidden to keep as pets.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
Green anacondas are the world’s heaviest snakes, according to the UK’s Natural History Museum, which noted that the heaviest individual ever recorded weighed 227 kilograms (500 pounds).
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
Green anacondas average around 15 feet in length; reticulated pythons, meanwhile, have been known to regularly stretch beyond 20 feet, according to the Natural History Museum in London.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2024
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anaconda
noun
an·a·con·da
ˌan-ə-ˈkän-də
: a large South American snake that crushes its prey in its coils
also
: any large snake that crushes its prey like an anaconda
Geographical Definition
Anaconda
geographical name
An·a·con·da
ˌa-nə-ˈkän-də
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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