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anaconda

noun

Definition of anaconda

as in python

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Recent Examples of anaconda But things get real when an actual giant anaconda appears, turning their comically chaotic movie set into a deadly situation. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026 In 2024, scientists announced the discovery of a new species of giant anaconda in South America. — ArsTechnica, 11 Jan. 2026 British explorer Colonel Percy Fawcett, who wandered the Amazon for 22 years at the beginning of the 20th century before vanishing without a trace, wrote that the breath of the anaconda stupefied its prey. — Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026 The project starts to unravel when life imitates art and a real anaconda begins hunting them down. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 28 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anaconda

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Recognizable shapes and clean silhouettes were fashioned in calfskin, napa and suede — with python and lizard prints, mirror leather, crepe satin and mesh playing up contrasting textures.

— Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Meet the man saving Nashville’s sick foxes Florida contracts professional python hunters.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of python

Noun

In California, fatal rattlesnake bites occurred in February, March and April, which, though unseasonably warm this year, are not months typically considered part of rattlesnake season.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
The copperhead, timber rattlesnake, western pygmy rattlesnake and western cottonmouth live mostly in the eastern area of the state, some traveling closer to central Oklahoma.

— Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of rattlesnake

Noun

Reactionary beliefs and conspiratorial thinking are thus summoned out of these hipsters like a cobra from a basket.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
The cobra seems angry and writhes and attacks, and the handler holds the snake at bay, looking like a man who has made poor lifestyle choices and therefore deserves whatever is coming courtesy of his snake pal.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of cobra

Noun

The constrictor’s favorite cuisine in the wild includes mice, rats and birds, for smaller portions, and deer, wild pigs and even alligators, for a big meal.

— Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026
If this animal sounds like a Burmese python, that’s because the serpent-like fish — known as Asian swamp eels — have a lot in common with the big, invasive constrictors.

— Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 12 Mar. 2026

Definition of constrictor

Noun

The progression observed in black mamba envenomation reflects a different process.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
The Oilers’ penalty kill had its issues –– virtually any team with weak goaltending does –– but their power play remained as lethal as a black mamba.

— Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026

Definition of mamba

Noun

The western diamondback copperhead is the biggest and most dangerous venomous snake in Oklahoma, with adults ranging between 30 and 72 inches.

— Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 21 Sep. 2026
Animal Services Director Chris Davis told NBC News on Tuesday that officers initially received a report that the snake was a copperhead.

— Sophie Ziedalski, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of copperhead

Noun

Bridging two genres, the shoe is presented as a moccasin-ballerina — or a ballet loafer.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026
Seersucker jackets, moccasins without socks, and dress shirts designed to expose just enough of the body to be sensual.

— Dave Schilling Contributing Follow, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026

Definition of moccasin

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