constrictor Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils
WordNet
Con*strict"or noun
Definitions
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That which constricts, draws together, or contracts. -
(Anat.) A muscle which contracts or closes an orifice, or which compresses an organ; a sphincter. -
(Zoöl.) A serpent that kills its prey by inclosing and crushing it with its folds; as, the boa .constrictor