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Py·thon  (pthn, -thn)
n.
1. Greek Mythology A dragon or serpent that was the tutelary demon of the oracular cult at Delphi until killed and expropriated by Apollo.
2. python
a. A soothsaying spirit or demon.
b. A person possessed by such a spirit.

[Latin Pthn, from Greek Pthn; see dheub- in Indo-European roots.]

py·thon  (pthn, -thn)
n.
Any of various nonvenomous snakes of the family Pythonidae, found chiefly in Asia, Africa, and Australia, that coil around and suffocate their prey. Pythons often attain lengths of 6 meters (20 feet) or more.

[Probably French, from Latin Pthn, mythical serpent killed by Apollo near Delphi; see Python.]

python [ˈpaɪθən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any large nonvenomous snake of the family Pythonidae of Africa, S Asia, and Australia, such as Python reticulatus (reticulated python). They can reach a length of more than 20 feet and kill their prey by constriction
[New Latin, after Python]
pythonic  [paɪˈθɒnɪk] adj

Python [ˈpaɪθən]
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a dragon, killed by Apollo at Delphi
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Python - large Old World boaspython - large Old World boas                
boa - any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs
Pythoninae, subfamily Pythoninae - Old World boas: pythons; in some classifications considered a separate family from Boidae
carpet snake, Morelia spilotes variegatus, Python variegatus - Australian python with a variegated pattern on its back
Python reticulatus, reticulated python - of southeast Asia and East Indies; the largest snake in the world
Indian python, Python molurus - very large python of southeast Asia
Python sebae, rock python, rock snake - very large python of tropical and southern Africa
amethystine python - a python having the color of amethyst
2.python - a soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit
disembodied spirit, spirit - any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
3.Python - (Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
Translations
python [ˈpaɪθən] Npitón f

python
nPython m, → Pythonschlange f

python
n python [ˈpaiθən]
a type of large non-poisonous snake that twists around its prey and crushes it. luislang أَصَلَه: ثُعْبان كبير يَقْتُل الضَّحِيَّة بالإلْتِفاف عليها питон krajta pyton; kvælerslange die Python πύθωνας pitón püüton مار پیتون python python פִּיתוֹן अजगर óriáskígyó, piton ular pÿtonslanga pitone うわばみ 비단뱀 pitonas pitons ular sawa python kveler-/pytonslange pyton jibóia piton питон krajta piton piton pytonorm งูขนาดใหญ่ piton (yılanı) 大蟒(尤指蚺蛇屬的) пітон اژدہا con trăn


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