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pythons

UK/ˈpaɪ.θənz/US/ˈpaɪ.θɑnz/

pythons is the plural of python.

Meaning of python

Noun

python (plural pythons)

  1. Any of the family Pythonidae of nonvenomous constrictor snakes.
  2. (slang, vulgar) A penis.

See all 5 meanings of python

Noun (1)

pythons pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang) Large and well-developed muscles in the upper arm.
    • I read in another magazine about a workout that can put a whole inch on your arms in just one day! Obviously that sounds awesome, because my guns are only 15 inches. I figure I could do this workout every couple months and within a year, I will have the big 20-inch pythons!2010, Mark Alvisi (quote from a reader), "Mark of a Champion", Muscular Development 47(1): 350
    Synonyms:
    biceps, guns

Noun (2) capitalized: Pythons

Pythons

  1. (plural) plural of Python

Synonyms of pythons

Origin of pythons

From inflection of python.

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.

Phrases with pythons

Questions about pythons

What does pythons mean?
Pythons means large and well-developed muscles in the upper arm.
What is pythons the plural of?
Pythons is the plural of python.
What part of speech is pythons?
Pythons is a noun.
How do you pronounce pythons?
Pythons is pronounced /ˈpaɪ.θənz/ (UK).

Words near pythons in the dictionary

  1. pythonlike
  2. pythonoid
  3. pythonoids
  4. pythonomorph
  5. pythonomorphs
  6. pythons
  7. pytilia
  8. pytilias
  9. pyts
  10. pytyriasis
  11. Pyu

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pythons (page history and authors); Pythons (page history and authors); python (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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