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anaconda.

Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˌænəˈkɒndə/Received-Pronunciation/ˌænəˈkɑndə/General-American/ˌɛə̯nəˈkɑndə//ˌeə̯nəˈkɑndə/

  1. Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America.

    countable

  2. Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. The green anaconda, Eunectes murinus.

    countable

  3. A large penis.

    broadly · countable · slang

  4. A pattern morph of hognose snake that results in fewer but larger spots and often a completely black belly.

    uncountable

  5. A pattern morph of hognose snake that results in fewer but larger spots and often a completely black belly. A hognose snake of this morph.

    countable

  6. A contrabass serpent, a kind of musical instrument.

    countable
Where this word comes from

From New Latin anacandaia (“python”), originally referring to a species of constrictor found in Sri Lanka, from Sinhalese හෙනකඳයා (henakaⁿdayā, “whip snake”), from හෙණ (heṇa, “lightning, thunderbolt”) + කඳ (kaⁿda, “stem, trunk, body”) or from Tamil ஆனைக்கொன்றான் (āṉaikkoṉṟāṉ, “having killed an elephant”), from ஆனை (āṉai, “elephant”) + கொன்றான் (koṉṟāṉ, “having killed”).

noun/ˌænəˈkɒndə/Received-Pronunciation/ˌænəˈkɑndə/General-American/ˌɛə̯nəˈkɑndə//ˌeə̯nəˈkɑndə/

  1. A particular variety of stud poker.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From New Latin anacandaia (“python”), originally referring to a species of constrictor found in Sri Lanka, from Sinhalese හෙනකඳයා (henakaⁿdayā, “whip snake”), from හෙණ (heṇa, “lightning, thunderbolt”) + කඳ (kaⁿda, “stem, trunk, body”) or from Tamil ஆனைக்கொன்றான் (āṉaikkoṉṟāṉ, “having killed an elephant”), from ஆனை (āṉai, “elephant”) + கொன்றான் (koṉṟāṉ, “having killed”).

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