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PYTHONS
Etymology 1
Noun
pythons
plural of python
Etymology 2
Apparently originating from an analogy between the distention of the arm muscles and the distended belly of a python that has swallowed a large animal.
Noun
pythons pl (plural only)
(bodybuilding, slang) Large and well-developed muscles in the upper arm.
Synonyms
• (large muscles in the arm): biceps, guns
Anagrams
• phytons, typhons
Noun
Pythons
plural of Python
Anagrams
• phytons, typhons
Source: Wiktionary
PYTHON
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
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