pythonoid

pythonoid
\\ˈpīthəˌnȯid\ adjective
Etymology: French pythonoïde, from python (from Latin Python, monstrous serpent killed by Apollo) + -oïde -oid
: like a python

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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.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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