boa

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: boa

1	n	any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs
2	n	a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: boa

Types:: show 10 types...; hide 10 types...; Constrictor constrictor, boa constrictor
very large boa of tropical America and West Indies; Charina bottae, rubber boa, tow-headed snake
boa of grasslands and woodlands of western North America; looks and feels like rubber with tail and head of similar shape; Lichanura trivirgata, rosy boa
boa of rocky desert of southwestern United States; Eunectes murinus, anaconda
large arboreal boa of tropical South America; python
large Old World boas; Morelia spilotes variegatus, Python variegatus, carpet snake
Australian python with a variegated pattern on its back; Python reticulatus, reticulated python
of southeast Asia and East Indies; the largest snake in the world; Indian python, Python molurus
very large python of southeast Asia; Python sebae, rock python, rock snake
very large python of tropical and southern Africa; amethystine python
a python having the color of amethyst

Type of:: constrictor
any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils

Type of:: scarf
a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration

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