pythonoidadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪθənɔɪd/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪθəˌnɔɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Python , -oid suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Python (see python n.¹) + -oid suffix, after scientific Latin Pythonoidea, group name ( L. I. Fitzinger Neue Classification der Reptilien (1826) 27). N.E.D. (1909) gives the pronunciation as (pəiþōu·noid) /paɪˈθəʊnɔɪd/.

Zoology. rare.

†A. adj.

Of a snake: having the form of a python; spec. belonging to the group Pythonoidea, which was originally a suborder (comprising the pythons and boas) and later a superfamily (comprising only the pythons and some related forms). Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Pythonoid, resembling or related to a python; belonging to the Pythonoidea; pythoniform.

1893 Science 28 Apr. 229/2 One may..hope that when larger materials are at hand for examination, in the shape of the grander Pythonoid snakes,..that some more definite information..will be gleaned.

B. n.

A snake of this form or group.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Pythonoid, a member of the Pythonoidea.

1983 Jrnl. Herpetology 23 249/1 Saw-toothed or papillate imbricate borders..typify the apical patterns of many pythonoids and booids.

Derivatives

† pythonoidean adj. Obsolete rare = sense A.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Python¹ Pythonoidean, a.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pythonoid
释义	pythonoidadj.n. Brit. /ˈpʌɪθənɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈpaɪθəˌnɔɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Python , -oid suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Python (see python n.¹) + -oid suffix, after scientific Latin Pythonoidea, group name ( L. I. Fitzinger Neue Classification der Reptilien (1826) 27). N.E.D. (1909) gives the pronunciation as (pəiþōu·noid) /paɪˈθəʊnɔɪd/. Zoology. rare. †A. adj. Of a snake: having the form of a python; spec. belonging to the group Pythonoidea, which was originally a suborder (comprising the pythons and boas) and later a superfamily (comprising only the pythons and some related forms). Obsolete. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Pythonoid, resembling or related to a python; belonging to the Pythonoidea; pythoniform. 1893 Science 28 Apr. 229/2 One may..hope that when larger materials are at hand for examination, in the shape of the grander Pythonoid snakes,..that some more definite information..will be gleaned. B. n. A snake of this form or group. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Pythonoid, a member of the Pythonoidea. 1983 Jrnl. Herpetology 23 249/1 Saw-toothed or papillate imbricate borders..typify the apical patterns of many pythonoids and booids. Derivatives † pythonoidean adj. Obsolete rare = sense A.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Python¹ Pythonoidean, a. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1890
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