English noun: python |
1. | python (animal) large Old World boas |
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| Broader (hypernym) | boa |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | amethystine python, carpet snake, Indian python, Morelia spilotes variegatus, Python molurus, Python reticulatus, Python sebae, Python variegatus, reticulated python, rock python, rock snake |
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| Member meronym | Pythoninae, subfamily Pythoninae |
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2. | python (person) a soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit |
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| Broader (hypernym) | disembodied spirit, spirit |
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3. | Python (person) (Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi |
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| Instance hypernym | mythical creature, mythical monster |
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| Domain category | Greek mythology |
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