Anaconda Meaning
/ˌænəˈkɒndə/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAny large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America.
nounAny large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America., The green anaconda, Eunectes murinus.
Sentence Examples
I heard that a South American camper was eaten by an anaconda.
Mary got scared of Sami's anaconda as she saw it.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The explorer carefully avoided the giant ____ coiled around a tree branch in the rainforest.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ is a massive snake found in the tropical parts of South America.
Word Origin & History
From New Latin anacandaia (“python”), originally referring to a species of constrictor found in Sri Lanka, from Sinhalese හෙනකඳයා (henakaⁿdayā, “whip snake”), from හෙණ (heṇa, “lightning, thunderbolt”) + කඳ (kaⁿda, “stem, trunk, body”) or from Tamil ஆனைக்கொன்றான் (āṉaikkoṉṟāṉ, “having killed an elephant”), from ஆனை (āṉai, “elephant”) + கொன்றான் (koṉṟāṉ, “having killed”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Womack went into the bedroom and checked on his two boys. When I headed to the bathroom to drain my anaconda, I caught a profile of him standing in the doorway, smiling down on the little rascals."
— 2000, Eric Jerome Dickey, Liar's Game, Signet, published 2002, →ISBN:
"I have chased after white women to find they only wanted to dance with my anaconda and weren't interested in me as a partner."
— 2006, Christopher Darrick Odom, Visa Versa: Black Men Suffer in the Dating Game Too!, iUniverse, →ISBN, page xi:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The explorer carefully avoided the giant ____ coiled around a tree branch in the rainforest.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ is a massive snake found in the tropical parts of South America.