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boa constrictor

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boa constrictor
A large tropical American snake, Boa constrictor, that kills its prey by squeezing them

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  • Boa constrictor — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

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  • Boa constrictor — Bo a con*strict or [NL. See {Boa}, and {Constrictor}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large and powerful serpent of tropical America, sometimes twenty or thirty feet long. See Illustration in Appendix. [1913 Webster] Note: It has a succession of spots, alternately …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Boa constrictor — Abgottschlange Abgottschlange (Boa constrictor) Systematik Unterordnung: Schlangen (Serpentes) Überfamilie …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • boa constrictor — noun Date: 1809 a tropical American boa (Boa constrictor syn. Constrictor constrictor) that is light brown barred or mottled with darker brown and reaches a length of 10 feet (3 meters) or more; broadly boa 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • boa constrictor — 1. a snake, Constrictor (Boa) constrictor, of tropical America, noted for its large size and its ability to suffocate a prey by coiling around it. 2. any large snake of the boa family, as the python or anaconda. [1800 10] * * * …   Universalium