Found 2 items, similar to python.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: python python n 1: large Old World boas 2: a soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit 3: (Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi
English → English (gcide) Definition: Python Python \Py"thon\, n. [NL., fr. L. Python the serpent slain near Delphi by Apollo, Gr. ?.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of very large snakes of the genus Python, and allied genera, of the family Pythonid[ae]. They are nearly allied to the boas. Called also rock snake . [1913 Webster] Note: The pythons have small pelvic bones, or anal spurs, two rows of subcaudal scales, and pitted labials. They are found in Africa, Asia, and the East Indies. [1913 Webster] 2. A diviner by spirits. ``[Manasses] observed omens, and appointed pythons.'' --4 Kings xxi. 6 (Douay version). [1913 Webster]