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Definition of "boa" []

  • Any of various large, nonvenomous, chiefly tropical snakes of the family Boidae, which includes the python, anaconda, boa constrictor, and other snakes that coil around and suffocate their prey. (noun)
  • A long fluffy scarf made of soft material, such as fur or feathers. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "boa" in a sentence
  • "The emperor boa, or boa constrictor as well as all the others to which the name boa applies are, according to Cuvier, natives of America."
  • "Baltzer, Roe, and the boa are the only constants since we started seeing each other."
  • "The boa, which is occasionally seen, is huge and alarming in appearance; but it is looked upon as a friend rather than an enemy."