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name
Initialism of British Olympic Association.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, subfamily Boinae, or family Boidae, including the boa constrictor and the emperor boa of Mexico.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A type of long scarf; typically made from synthetic or real feathers (or occasionally fur), and usually worn by being draped across the shoulders with the ends hanging low, sometimes also with a loop around the neck.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A member of a Bwa-speaking ethnic group of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: Ababua
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noun
Abbreviation of basin of attraction; the gravitational center of a supercluster of galaxies; a Great Attractor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, initialism
Topics: astronomy, cosmology, natural-sciences
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noun
any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: constrictor
Narrower terms: boa constrictor, Constrictor constrictor, rubber boa, tow-headed snake, Charina bottae, rosy boa, Lichanura trivirgata, anaconda, Eunectes murinus, python
noun
a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: feather boa
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Broader terms: scarf
History
From Middle English boa, from Latin boa (“large snake”), a species of serpent mentioned in Pliny's Naturalis Historia (Natural History). The scarf was named attributively, for its resemblance to the snake when worn.
Across languages
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