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anaconda
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[ˌanəˈkɒndə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a semiaquatic snake of the boa family that may grow to a great size, native to tropical South America
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Origin
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mid 18th century (originally denoting a kind of Sri Lankan snake): unexplained alteration of Latin anacandaia ‘python’, from Sinhalese henakaňdayā ‘whip snake’, from hena ‘lightning’ + kaňda ‘stem’
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