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Boa vs Constrictor - What's the difference?

boa | constrictor |

As nouns the difference between boa and constrictor

is that boa is any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico, and the chevalier boa of Peru while constrictor is that which constricts or tightens.

boa

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa , including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico, and the chevalier boa of Peru.
  • A type of scarf typically made from feathers.

    • See also

    * ("boa" on Wikipedia) * ("boa" species on Wikimedia) (scarf) * Albanian: * Basque: (t) * Catalan: * Finnish: (trans-mid) * French: * Italian: * Russian: (trans-bottom)

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    constrictor

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which constricts or tightens.

    • Derived terms

    * boa constrictor ----