boa : Idioms & Phrases

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boa constrictor

  • noun very large boa of tropical America and West Indies
    Constrictor constrictor.
WordNet
Bo"a con*strict"or
Etymology
NL. See Boa, and Constrictor.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A large and powerful serpent of tropical America, sometimes twenty or thirty feet long. See Illustration in Appendix. ✍ 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.
Webster 1913

feather boa

  • noun a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur
    boa.
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rosy boa

  • noun boa of rocky desert of southwestern United States
    Lichanura trivirgata.
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rubber boa

  • noun boa of grasslands and woodlands of western North America; looks and feels like rubber with tail and head of similar shape
    Charina bottae; tow-headed snake.
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