Boa constrictor
Translation- Boa constrictor
- 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 black and yellow, extending along the back. It kills its prey by constriction. The name is also loosely applied to other large serpents which crush their prey, particularly to those of the genus {Python}, found in Asia and Africa. [1913 Webster] ||
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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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 — noun A large tropical American snake, Boa constrictor, that kills its prey by squeezing them … Wiktionary
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
boa constrictor — зоол. боа констриктор (зоология) боа констриктор (Constrictor) … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
