noun
anacondas
• Syn: ↑genus Eunectes
• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Boidae, ↑family Boidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑anaconda, ↑Eunectes murinus
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\\yüˈnek(ˌ)tēz\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from eu- + Greek nēktēs swimmer, from nēchein to swim; akin to Latin nare to swim — more at nourish
: a genus of snakes (family Boidae) comprising the anaconda
Useful english dictionary. 2012.