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boa (bō′ə)

noun

  1. any of a number of tropical and subtropical, nonvenomous constrictor snakes (family Boidae) that use their powerful coils to squeeze their prey to cause death by suffocation, as the anaconda or boa constrictor
  2. a woman's long scarf, as of fur or feathers, worn around the neck or shoulders

Etymology: ModL < L, a large water serpent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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