Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Python"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
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.
2. A diviner by spirits. ``[Manasses] observed omens, and
appointed pythons.'' --4 Kings xxi. 6 (Douay version).
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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 [syn: {Python}]
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