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py•thon



Pronunciation: (pī'thon, -thun), [key]
—n.
any of several Old World boa constrictors of the subfamily Pythoninae, often growing to a length of more than 20 ft. (6 m): the Indian python, Python molurus, is endangered.

py•thon



Pronunciation: (pī'thon, -thun), [key]
—n.
1. a spirit or demon.
2. a person who is possessed by a spirit and prophesies by its aid.

Py•thon



Pronunciation: (pī'thon, -thun), [key]
—n. Class. Myth.
a large dragon who guarded the chasm at Delphi from which prophetic vapors emerged. He was finally killed by Apollo, who established his oracle on the site.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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