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python
python [ pth'n ] (plural pythons)


noun 
Definition:
 
large constricting snake: a nonvenomous constricting snake that kills its prey through suffocation and can reach lengths of over 6 m (19 ft.) Native to: Asia, Africa, Australia.  Family Pythonidae.
[Mid-19th century. Directly or via French< Latin< Greek Puthōn, mythical serpent killed by Apollo]
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