Skip to content
Vinony

anaconda

noun

  1. name applies to a group of snakes, it is often used to refer only to one species in particular, the common or green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) which is the largest snake in the world by weight, and the second longest
L29649 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌænəˈkɒndə/ / /ˌænəˈkɑndə/ / /ˌɛə̯nəˈkɑndə/

name

  1. A ghost town in the Boundary Country district, British Columbia, Canada.
  2. An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Missouri, United States.
  3. A city, the county seat of Deer Lodge County, Montana, United States, situated at the foot of the Anaconda Range.

noun

Etymology: From New Latin anacandaia (“python”), originally referring to a species of constrictor found in Sri Lanka, from Sinhalese හෙනකඳයා (henakaⁿdayā, “whip snake”), from හෙණ (heṇa, “lightning, thunderbolt”) + කඳ (kaⁿda, “stem, trunk, body”) or from Tamil ஆனைக்கொன்றான் (āṉaikkoṉṟāṉ, “having killed an elephant”), from ஆனை (āṉai, “elephant”) + கொன்றான் (koṉṟāṉ, “having killed”).

  1. A particular variety of stud poker.