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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesanaconda
/ˌænəˈkɒndə/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A large, non-venomous constricting snake found in tropical South America.
"The massive anaconda slithered slowly into the river."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Probably from Sinhalese 'henakandā', referring to a whip snake, or influenced by Tamil 'anaikonda' (elephant killer), later associated with the large South American constrictor.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "anaconda" is said worldwide
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anaconda
Transliteration: anaconda
"Un grand anaconda se cachait dans les marais."
Anakonda
Transliteration: Anakonda
"Die Anakonda ist eine der größten Schlangen der Welt."
anaconda
Transliteration: anaconda
"L'anaconda vive nelle foreste pluviali sudamericane."
anaconda
Transliteration: anaconda
"La anaconda es una serpiente constrictora muy grande."
anaconda
Transliteration: anaconda
"A anaconda é encontrada frequentemente perto de rios."
अunakonda
Transliteration: anakonda
"अunakonda दुनिया के सबसे बड़े सांपों में से एक है।"
水蟒
Transliteration: shuǐmǎng
"水蟒是一种生活在南美洲的大型蛇类。"
아나콘다
Transliteration: anakonda
"아나콘다는 아마존 강 유역에 서식합니다."
アナコンダ
Transliteration: anakonda
"アナコンダは水辺を好む大型のヘビです。"
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