pythons

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpaɪ.θənz/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈpaɪ.θɑnz/ === Etymology 1 === From inflection of python. ==== Noun ==== pythons plural of python === Etymology 2 === Apparently originating from an analogy between the distention of the arm muscles and the distended belly of a python that has swallowed a large animal. ==== Noun ==== pythons pl (plural only) (bodybuilding, slang) Large and well-developed muscles in the upper arm. 2010, Mark Alvisi (quote from a reader), "Mark of a Champion", Muscular Development 47(1): 350 I read in another magazine about a workout that can put a whole inch on your arms in just one day! Obviously that sounds awesome, because my guns are only 15 inches. I figure I could do this workout every couple months and within a year, I will have the big 20-inch pythons! ===== Synonyms ===== (large muscles in the arm): biceps, guns === Anagrams === phytons, typhons == French == === Noun === pythons m plural of python === Anagrams === typhons