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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("boa" is a kind of...):
constrictor (any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "boa"):
boa constrictor; Constrictor constrictor (very large boa of tropical America and West Indies)
Charina bottae; rubber boa; tow-headed snake (boa of grasslands and woodlands of western North America; looks and feels like rubber with tail and head of similar shape)
Lichanura trivirgata; rosy boa (boa of rocky desert of southwestern United States)
anaconda; Eunectes murinus (large arboreal boa of tropical South America)
python (large Old World boas)
Holonyms ("boa" is a member of...):
Boidae; family Boidae (boas and pythons)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur
Synonyms:
boa; feather boa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("boa" is a kind of...):
scarf (a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration)
