noun
anaconda
a-nuh-KON-duh
noun
1
A very large, non-venomous South American snake that kills prey by constriction.
"The documentary followed an anaconda hunting near the riverbank."
"Green anacondas are among the heaviest snakes in the world."
How to Use Anaconda
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA giant constricting snake native to South America.
Common pairings
a giant anaconda
the green anaconda
Word Forms
anacondas plural
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Etymology
Traced back through New Latin anacandaia to a South Asian word for a whip-snake or constrictor, later reapplied to the South American species.