noun
- Large Old World boas.
- A soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit.
- Greek mythology. ( dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi).
Python and Piton
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- (n.) A diviner by spirits.
- (n.) Any species of very large snakes of the genus Python, and allied genera, of the family Pythonidae. They are nearly allied to the boas. Called also rock snake.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
noun
- A metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold. .
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