Definition of "boa constrictor" [bo•a con•strict•or]

• A large boa (Boa constrictor) of tropical America that has brown markings and kills its prey by constriction. (noun)

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• "I accidentally set a boa constrictor on my cousin Dudley at the zoo once-long story-but it was telling me it had never seen Brazil and I sort of set it free without meaning to that was before I knew I was a wizard - ""