anaconda

Definitions


[ˌanəˈkɒndə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a semiaquatic snake of the boa family that may grow to a great size, native to tropical South America


Phrases:

Origin:
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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