Etymology

pythons

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Today it means: Large and well-developed muscles in the upper arm. Full definition →

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pythons · noun1

From inflection of python.

pythons · noun2

Apparently originating from an analogy between the distention of the arm muscles and the distended belly of a python that has swallowed a large animal.

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