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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The animals include Maple the sloth, Casper the albino iguana and Aphrodite the boa constrictor.
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Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
Lilian, with a phobia of reptiles, nevertheless gathered the courage for her children’s sake, running a finger along the back of the boa constrictor.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Rainbow boa constrictors are native to Central and South America and can reach more than 6 feet in length, experts say.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Once, at a zoo, she and her children had been invited to stroke a boa constrictor.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
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Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
Lilian, with a phobia of reptiles, nevertheless gathered the courage for her children’s sake, running a finger along the back of the boa constrictor.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Rainbow boa constrictors are native to Central and South America and can reach more than 6 feet in length, experts say.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Once, at a zoo, she and her children had been invited to stroke a boa constrictor.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Boa constrictor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boa%20constrictor. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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