Phrase guide
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noun
A large tropical American snake, Boa constrictor, that kills its prey by squeezing them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any large boa or python.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
very large boa of tropical America and West Indies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Constrictor constrictor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: boa
History
Unadapted borrowing from taxonomic name Boa constrictor.
Across languages
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
