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Boa

Boa Meaning & Definition
Boa Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Boa?

[n] any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs
[n] a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur

Synonyms | Synonyms for Boa: feather boa

Related Terms | Find terms related to Boa:

See Also | anaconda | boa constrictor | Boidae | Charina bottae | constrictor | Constrictor constrictor | Eunectes murinus | family Boidae | Lichanura trivirgata | python | rosy boa | rubber boa | scarf | tow-headed snake

Boa In Webster's Dictionary

\Bo"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 ({B. imperator}), and the chevalier boa of Peru ({B. eques}). Note: The name is also applied to related genera; as, the dog-headed boa ({Xiphosoma caninum}). 2. A long, round fur tippet; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the boa constrictor.

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