ANACONDA

anaconda, Eunectes murinus

(noun) large arboreal boa of tropical South America

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

anaconda (plural anacondas)

Any of various large nonvenomous snakes of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. Their length can grow to as much as 5 m (15 ft).

(by extension, slang, vulgar) A large penis.

Synonyms

• (penis): see also macropenis.

Proper noun

anaconda

(card games) A particular variety of stud poker.

Synonyms

• (card game): pass the trash

Proper noun

Anaconda

A ghost town in the Boundary Country district, British Columbia, Canada.

An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Missouri, United States.

A city, the county seat of Deer Lodge County, Montana, United States, situated at the foot of the Anaconda Range.

Source: Wiktionary


An`a*con"da, n. Etym: [Of Ceylonese origin] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A large South American snake of the Boa family (Eunectes murinus), which lives near rivers, and preys on birds and small mammals. The name is also applied to a similar large serpent (Python tigris) of Ceylon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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29 November 2024

POPULATED

(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; “the area is well populated”; “forests populated with all kinds of wild life”


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Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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