n. [ NL., fr. L. Python the serpent slain near Delphi by Apollo, Gr. &unr_;. ]
☞ The pythons have small pelvic bones, or anal spurs, two rows of subcaudal scales, and pitted labials. They are found in Africa, Asia, and the East Indies. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. pythonissa: cf. F. pythonisse. See Pythian. ]
a. [ L. pythonicus, Gr. &unr_;. See Pythian. ] Prophetic; oracular; pretending to foretell events. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The art of predicting events after the manner of the priestess of Apollo at Delphi; equivocal prophesying. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A conjurer; a diviner. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Python, and -morphous. ] (Paleon.) Same as Mosasauria. [ 1913 Webster ]