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noun large Old World boas
noun a soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit
noun (Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi
originFrom Latin pȳthon, from Ancient Greek Πύθων (Púthōn), the name of the mythological enormous serpent at Delphi slain by Apollo, probably from Πυθώ (Puthṓ), older name of Delphi.
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