pythonoid

\\ˈpīthəˌnȯid\ adjective

Etymology: French pythonoïde, from python (from Latin Python, monstrous serpent killed by Apollo) + -oïde -oid

: like a python

* * *

pythonoid, a. and n. Zool.

(paɪˈθəʊnɔɪd)

[f. python¹ 2 + -oid.]

a. adj. Having the form or characters of a python; belonging to the sub-order Pythonoidea (the peropodous snakes), including the families Pythonidæ, Boidæ, and Charinidæ. b. n. A snake of this division. Hence pythoˈnoidean, a pythonoid.

in Cent. Dict.