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 Snakelike
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
- (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
adjective
- Resembling a serpent in form.
- usage: "a serpentine wall"; "snaky ridges in the sand"
- synonyms: serpentine, snaky
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