anaconda
Plural: anacondas
Noun
- A very large South American snake.
- 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.
Examples
- He squeezed the life out of my lead with his play of ANACONDA.
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: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordanaconda: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
anaconda: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 14
anaconda: valid Words With Friends Word