boa constrictor
noun
: a tropical American boa (Boa constrictor synonym Constrictor constrictor) that is light brown barred or mottled with darker brown and reaches a length of 10 feet (3 meters) or more
broadly
: boa sense 1
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Once, at a zoo, she and her children had been invited to stroke a boa constrictor.
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Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Baby rainbow boa constrictors from Ronaldo, produced via parthenogensis.
—Elysee Barakett, NBC News, 2 July 2024
The archipelago is also the only place in the world with tree-dwelling pink boa constrictors.
—Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
In Cabo Rojo, boa constrictors are smaller than those elsewhere on the island.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 21 May 2024
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Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Baby rainbow boa constrictors from Ronaldo, produced via parthenogensis.
—Elysee Barakett, NBC News, 2 July 2024
The archipelago is also the only place in the world with tree-dwelling pink boa constrictors.
—Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
In Cabo Rojo, boa constrictors are smaller than those elsewhere on the island.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 21 May 2024
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“Boa constrictor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boa%20constrictor. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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