sluitspier

Definitions of sluitspier
  1. noun
    a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening
    synonyms: kringspier, ringspier
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    type of:
    spier
    one of the contractile organs of the body
  2. noun
    any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils
    synonyms: wurgslang
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    types:
    boa, bontstola
    any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs
    anaconda
    large arboreal boa of tropical South America
    python
    large Old World boas
    type of:
    serpent, slang
    limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
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