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