python
(noun) large Old World boas
Python
(noun) (Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi
python
(noun) a soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Python
(Greek mythology) The earth-dragon of Delphi, represented as a serpent, killed by Apollo.
(computing) An interpreted, high-level, general-purpose programming language invented by Guido van Rossum.
(informal) The British comedy troupe Monty Python.
• Cython
• IronPython
• Jython
• MicroPython
• RPython
Python (plural Pythons)
(informal) Any member of the comedy troupe Monty Python: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones or Michael Palin.
• Typhon, phyton, typhon
python (plural pythons)
A type of large constricting snake.
(vulgar, slang) penis
• Typhon, phyton, typhon
Source: Wiktionary
Py"thon, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. Python the serpent slain near Delphi by Apollo, Gr.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any species of very large snakes of the genus Python, and allied genera, of the family Pythonidæ. They are nearly allied to the boas. Called also rock snake.
Note: The pythons have small pelvic bones, or anal spurs, two rows of subcaudal scales, and pitted labials. They are found in Africa, Asia, and the East Indies.
2. A diviner by spirits. "[Manasses] observed omens, and appointed pythons." 4 Kings xxi. 6 (Douay version).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 May 2025
(noun) sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
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