Noun: python 'pI,thón [N. Amer], pI-thun [Brit]
- A type of large Old World tropical snake that kills its prey by squeezing them
"The python's ability to swallow prey much larger than its head is remarkable"
- A soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit
"The ancient oracle was said to be a python, channeling divine wisdom"
- A general-purpose, multi-paradigm programming language for computers created by Guido van Rossum
- (Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi
Derived forms: pythons
Type of: boa, disembodied spirit, mythical creature, mythical monster, programing language [US], programming language, spirit
Part of: Pythoninae, subfamily Pythoninae
Encyclopedia: Python