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/ˈpaɪθɑn/ noun C2
  1. Any member of the comedy troupe Monty Python: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones or Michael Palin. (informal) · John Cleese is perhaps the best-known of the Pythons.

Plural Pythons

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“Then in that case, thou and I together, old hunter, might make him see reason.” Here Baloo rubbed his faded brown shoulder against the Panther, and they went off to look for Kaa the Rock Python.
The Jungle Book, p. 42 · B2
Now a snake, especially a wary old python like Kaa, very seldom shows that he is angry, but Baloo and Bagheera could see the big swallowing muscles on either side of Kaa’s throat ripple and bulge.
The Jungle Book, p. 44 · B2
Kaa said nothing, but, strive as Bagheera might, the huge Rock-python held level with him.
The Jungle Book, p. 47 · B2
The fighting strength of a python is in the driving blow of his head backed by all the strength and weight of his body.
The Jungle Book, p. 56 · B2

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