anaconda
noun [C] /ˌæn.əˈkɒn.də/
/-ˈkɑːn-/ Definition
› a large South American snake that curls around a live animal and crushes it to kill it for foodReptile and amphibian names
(Definition of anaconda noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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