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- [an-uh-kon-duh]
- /ˌæn əˈkɒn də/
- /ˌæn.əˈkɒn.də/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [an-uh-kon-duh]
- /ˌæn əˈkɒn də/
Definitions of anaconda word
- noun anaconda a very large nonvenomous arboreal and semiaquatic snake, Eunectes murinus, of tropical South America, which kills its prey by constriction: family Boidae (boas) 3
- noun anaconda a very long, heavy South American boa (Eunectes murinus) that lives in trees and water 3
- noun anaconda a city in SW Montana. 1
- noun anaconda A semiaquatic snake of the boa family that may grow to a great size, native to tropical South America. 1
- noun anaconda boa constrictor: large snake 1
- noun anaconda Any of various large nonvenomous snakes of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. Their length can grow to as much as 5 m (15 ft). 0
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Origin of anaconda
First appearance:
before 1760 One of the 46% newest English words
1760-70; misapplication of a name orig. used for a snake of Sri Lanka; earlier anacandaia < Sinhalese henakandayā kind of snake
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Parts of speech for Anaconda
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anaconda popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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