boa constrictor

  • 31boa — [ bɔa ] n. m. • 1372; mot lat. « serpent d eau » 1 ♦ Gros serpent carnassier des zones tropicales (boïdés), non venimeux, qui avant d avaler sa proie l étouffe dans ses anneaux. ⇒ anaconda, eunecte. Boa constricteur. Boa de l Ancien Monde. ⇒… …

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  • 32Boa — Bo a (b[=o] [.a]), n.; pl. {Boas}. [L. boa a kind of water serpent. Perh. fr. bos an ox.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of large American serpents, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico ({Boa imperator}), and the chevalier boa of Peru… …

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  • 33Boa eques — Boa Bo a (b[=o] [.a]), n.; pl. {Boas}. [L. boa a kind of water serpent. Perh. fr. bos an ox.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of large American serpents, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico ({Boa imperator}), and the chevalier boa of… …

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  • 34Boa imperator — Boa Bo a (b[=o] [.a]), n.; pl. {Boas}. [L. boa a kind of water serpent. Perh. fr. bos an ox.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of large American serpents, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico ({Boa imperator}), and the chevalier boa of… …

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  • 35Boa (género) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Boa Boa constrictor occidentalis o lampalagua Clasificación científ …

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  • 36constrictor — CONSTRICTÓR, OÁRE, constrictori, oare, adj. Care se restrânge, care se contractă ♢ Muşchi constrictor = muşchi care se contractă şi închide orificiile naturale din corpul vieţuitoarelor. – Din fr. constricteur. Trimis de IoanSoleriu, 13.09.2007.… …

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  • 37Constrictor [2] — Constrictor (Zool.), 1) so v. w. Boa constrictor, eine der bekanntesten Riesenschlangen, s.d.; 2) (Constrictores), bei Oppel Schlangen mit verkürztem, abgerundetem Schwanze, ohne Giftzähne u. mit Fußstacheln beim After; darunter die Gattungen Boa …

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  • 38Boa — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Boa puede referirse a: Contenido 1 En zoología 2 En música 3 Geográficamente 4 Otras …

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  • 39boa — [bō′ə] n. [ModL < L, a large water serpent] 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… …

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  • 40Constrictor — may refer to: Biology: Any snake that kills its prey by constriction A boa constrictor, a large non venomous boas found primarily in Central and South America. A taxonomic synonym for Python, a.k.a. pythons, a genus of non venomous pythons found… …

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