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PYTHONINAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pythoninae mean?
• PYTHONINAE (noun)
The noun PYTHONINAE has 1 sense:
1. Old World boas: pythons; in some classifications considered a separate family from Boidae
Familiarity information: PYTHONINAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Old World boas: pythons; in some classifications considered a separate family from Boidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Pythoninae; subfamily Pythoninae
Hypernyms ("Pythoninae" is a kind of...):
reptile family (a family of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "Pythoninae"):
python (large Old World boas)
genus Python (Old World boas)
Holonyms ("Pythoninae" is a member of...):
Boidae; family Boidae (boas and pythons)
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