Definition of ANACONDA

anaconda

Meanings

Plural: anacondas

Noun

  • large arboreal boa of tropical South America
  • Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America.
  • The green anaconda, Eunectes murinus.
  • A large penis.
  • A pattern morph of hognose snake that results in fewer but larger spots and often a completely black belly.
  • A pattern morph of hognose snake that results in fewer but larger spots and often a completely black belly.
  • A hognose snake of this morph.

Name

  • A particular variety of stud poker.

Origin / Etymology

From New Latin anacandaia (“python”) [originally referring to a species of constrictor found in Sri Lanka, from Sinhalese හෙනකඳයා (henakaⁿdayā, “whip snake”), from හෙන (hena, “lightning, thunderbolt”) + කඳ (kaⁿda, “stem, trunk, body”) or from Tamil ஆனைக்கொன்றான் (āṉaikkoṉṟāṉ, “having killed an elephant”), from ஆனை (āṉai, “elephant”) + கொன்றான் (koṉṟāṉ, “having killed”).

Synonyms

Eunectes murinus, macropenis, pass the trash

Scrabble Score: 11

anaconda is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
anaconda is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
anaconda is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

anaconda is a valid Words With Friends word