Definition of Boa constrictor
1. Noun. Very large boa of tropical America and West Indies.
Definition of Boa constrictor
1. Noun. A large tropical American snake, ''Boa constrictor'', that kills its prey by squeezing them ¹
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Medical Definition of Boa constrictor
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A large and powerful serpent of tropical America, sometimes twenty or thirty feet long.
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.
Origin: NL. See Boa, and Constrictor.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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