The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Anaconda \An`a*con"da\, n. [Of Ceylonese origin?] (Zool.)
   A large South American snake of the Boa family (Eunectes
   murinus), which lives near rivers, and preys on birds and
   small mammals. The name is also applied to a similar large
   serpent (Python tigris) of Ceylon.
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