Anaconda Definition

ănə-kŏndə
anacondas
noun
anacondas
A very long, heavy South American boa (Eunectes murinus) that lives in trees and water.
Webster's New World
Any of several nonvenomous, semiaquatic snakes of the genus Eunectes of tropical South America that kill by coiling around their prey, especially E. murinus, which can attain a length of up to 9 meters (29.5 feet).
American Heritage Medicine

Any of various large nonvenomous snakes of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. Their length can grow to as much as 5 m (15 ft).

Wiktionary

(by extension, slang, vulgar) Penis.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • Eunectes murinus

Other Word Forms of Anaconda

Noun

Singular:
anaconda
Plural:
anacondas

Origin of Anaconda

  • Earlier a large snake of Sri Lanka from New Latin anacandaia from Sinhalese heṇakandayā heṇa thunderbolt (from Middle Indic asaṇi) (from Sanskrit aśaniḥ ak- in Indo-European roots) kanda stem, trunk, body (from Middle Indic khandha-) (from Sanskrit skandhaḥ shoulder, upper back)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the Sinhalese [script?] (henakandaya, “one with large body”), a species of constrictor found in Sri Lanka.

    From Wiktionary

Anaconda Sentence Examples

  • In 1905 the value of the products of the factories of Anaconda and Great Falls was 63.5% of that for the entire state.

  • Among the non-venomous species, the commonest are the boa-constrictor, the anaconda (Eunectes murinus) and the ih'.

  • It was in 1882 while Marcus Daly was sinking a shaft at Anaconda in preparation for milling gold and silver ores that he discovered the first rich copper ledge.

  • The Butte, Anaconda & Pacific railway carries ore from the mines at Butte to the smelters at Anaconda.

  • Anaconda Sports also features a full line of products for the youth football player.

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