# boa constrictor

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A large tropical American snake, Boa constrictor, that kills its prey by squeezing them.
2. Any large boa or python.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from New Latin Boa constrictor.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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