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python

/ˈpaɪθən/ /ˈpaɪθɑːn/

Meanings
noun
A type of large constricting snake.

Examples :

"The zookeeper carefully fed a rabbit to the python. "
animal nature biology

Related Words

Illustration rabbit

rabbit noun

/ˈɹæbət/ /ˈɹæbɪt/

A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.

"The pioneers survived by eating the small game they could get: rabbits, squirrels and occasionally a raccoon."

Illustration constricting

constricting verb

/kənˈstrɪktɪŋ/ /kɑnˈstrɪktɪŋ/

To narrow, especially by application of pressure.

"The tight bandage was constricting his arm, making it hard to move. "

Illustration type

type noun

/taɪp/

A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.

"This type of plane can handle rough weather more easily than that type of plane."

Illustration fed

fed noun

/fɛd/

A federal government officer or official, especially FBI, CIA, NSA, ATF, and DEA agents.

"That corrupt fed was caught taking bribes from a mobster!"

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Sorrowfully.

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration penis

penis noun

/ˈpiːnɪs/ /ˈpinɪs/

The male reproductive organ used for sexual intercourse that in the human male and some other mammals is also used for urination; the tubular portion of the male genitalia (excluding the scrotum).

"The female clitoris is homologous to the male penis."

Illustration zookeeper

zookeeper noun

/ˈzuˌkipər/

A person employed at a zoo to attend to the animals.

"The zookeeper fed the giraffes their lunch of fresh leaves. "

Illustration snake

snake noun

/ˈsneɪk/

A legless reptile of the sub-order Serpentes with a long, thin body and a fork-shaped tongue.

"The snake slithered quickly across the garden path. "

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large noun

/ˈlɑːd͡ʒ/ /ˈlɑɹd͡ʒ/

An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.

"The music teacher explained that a "large" is a very long note, longer than a breve. "