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python

nounalso spelled Python

UK /ˈpaɪθən/ · US /ˈpaɪθɑn/

Etymology From Latin pȳthon, from Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn), the name of the mythological enormous serpent at Delphi slain by Apollo, probably from Πυθώ (Puthṓ), older name of Delphi.

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology Any of the family Pythonidae of nonvenomous constrictor snakes.

Slang, Vulgar A penis.

Derived terms: drain the python, pig in the python, pythoness, pythonic, pythonlike, siphon the python, syphon the python
Hypernyms: snake
Hyponyms: ball python, black-headed python, Burmese python, carpet python, diamond python, Ramsay's python, reticulated python, royal python, sand python, water python, woma python

Python

noun

US /ˈpaɪθɔn/ · IE /ˈpaitɔn/

Etymology From Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn), from Πῡθώ (Pūthṓ), the early name of Delphi, from πύθω (púthō, “to rot, to decay”). The programming language is named after Monty Python.

Informal Any member of the comedy troupe Monty Python: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones or Michael Palin.

John Cleese is perhaps the best-known of the Pythons.
Its cast included eventual co-Goodie Tim Brooke-Taylor and embryo Pythons Graham Chapman and John Cleese.1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 67:

Related terms: python

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