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    anaconda

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Biology
    an·a·con·da /ˌænəˈkɒndə $ -ˈkɑːn-/ noun [countable]  HBa very large South American snake 水蟒，森蚺〔产于南美洲的一种大蟒蛇〕
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    anaconda• Darkness wrapped around me like an anaconda.• In terms of weight, anacondas tend to be porkers.    Origin anaconda (1700-1800) Probably from Sinhalese henakandaya type of thin green snake
    an·a·con·da nounChineseSyllable
    Corpus American large South a very snake


    anaconda
    an‧a‧con‧da /ˌænəˈkɒndə $ -ˈkɑːn-/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1700-1800
     Origin: Probably from Sinhalese henakandaya type of thin green snake
    a very large South American snake


    ana·condaBrE /ˌænəˈkɒndə/ 🔊NAmE /ˌænəˈkɑːndə/ 🔊 nouna large S American snake of the boa family, that crushes other animals to death before eating them 水蚺（南美洲蟒蛇）