boa constrictorn.

/ˈbəʊə kənˈstrɪktə/

Etymology: < boa n. + Latin constrictor, one who squeezes or draws together.

1. The specific name of a large Brazilian serpent of the genus Boa, of which it was supposed by Linnæus to be the largest species; though this is not the case, the name (partly no doubt from its meaning) has taken hold of the popular fancy as that of the largest and most terrible of the serpents, and is commonly applied to any great crushing snake, whether a Boa or Python.

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the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Boidae (boas) > member of

boaa1398

boiguacu1774

boa constrictor1809

pythona1825

rock python1853

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Boidae (boas) > member of genus Constrictor

jiboya1613

boiguacu1774

boa constrictor1809

camoudie1825

the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Pythonidae > member of (python)

dragonc1220

rock snake1796

boa constrictor1809

pythona1825

macajuel1838

pythonine1890

pythonid1895

1788 J. F. Gmelin Linnaeus' Syst. Naturæ (ed. 13) I. iii. 1083 Boa..(β) constrictor rex serpentum.]

1809 T. P. Thompson Let. from Sierra Leone 26 Jan. The Boa Constrictor is described by the Natives and our Colonists with evident marks of the magnifying power of fear.

1811 L. Simond Jrnl. Tour Great Brit. (1817) II. 252 The boa Constrictor is a gigantic Snake.

1836 Penny Cycl. V. 27/1 The name of Anaconda, like that of Boa Constrictor, has been popularly applied to all the larger and more powerful snakes.

1872 S. W. Baker Nile Tributaries Abyssinia (new ed.) x. 161 We came upon a fine boa-constrictor (python).

2. figurative.

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1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey II. iv. i. 156 [His letters] are..perfect epistolary Boa Constrictors..I have myself suffered under their voluminous windings.

1848 H. Rogers Ess. (1874) I. vi. 320 He feels himself within the coils of a great logical boa constrictor.

Derivatives

boa-conˈstrictorish adj.

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the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [adjective] > resembling a boa-constrictor

boa-constrictorlike1835

boa-form1849

boa-constrictorish1881

1881 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 123 Many a boa-constrictorish adventurer..victualling himself for many days to come.

boa-conˈstrictorlike adj.

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the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [adjective] > resembling a boa-constrictor

boa-constrictorlike1835

boa-form1849

boa-constrictorish1881

1835 A. H. Clough Let. 9 July (1869) I. 58 All the physic which has lengthened Bucknell's bill I see to a most boa-constrictor-like size.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	boa constrictor
释义	boa constrictorn. /ˈbəʊə kənˈstrɪktə/ Etymology: < boa n. + Latin constrictor, one who squeezes or draws together. 1. The specific name of a large Brazilian serpent of the genus Boa, of which it was supposed by Linnæus to be the largest species; though this is not the case, the name (partly no doubt from its meaning) has taken hold of the popular fancy as that of the largest and most terrible of the serpents, and is commonly applied to any great crushing snake, whether a Boa or Python. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Boidae (boas) > member of boaa1398 boiguacu1774 boa constrictor1809 pythona1825 rock python1853 the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Boidae (boas) > member of genus Constrictor jiboya1613 boiguacu1774 boa constrictor1809 camoudie1825 the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [noun] > family Pythonidae > member of (python) dragonc1220 rock snake1796 boa constrictor1809 pythona1825 macajuel1838 pythonine1890 pythonid1895 1788 J. F. Gmelin Linnaeus' Syst. Naturæ (ed. 13) I. iii. 1083 Boa..(β) constrictor rex serpentum.] 1809 T. P. Thompson Let. from Sierra Leone 26 Jan. The Boa Constrictor is described by the Natives and our Colonists with evident marks of the magnifying power of fear. 1811 L. Simond Jrnl. Tour Great Brit. (1817) II. 252 The boa Constrictor is a gigantic Snake. 1836 Penny Cycl. V. 27/1 The name of Anaconda, like that of Boa Constrictor, has been popularly applied to all the larger and more powerful snakes. 1872 S. W. Baker Nile Tributaries Abyssinia (new ed.) x. 161 We came upon a fine boa-constrictor (python). 2. figurative. ΚΠ 1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey II. iv. i. 156 [His letters] are..perfect epistolary Boa Constrictors..I have myself suffered under their voluminous windings. 1848 H. Rogers Ess. (1874) I. vi. 320 He feels himself within the coils of a great logical boa constrictor. Derivatives boa-conˈstrictorish adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [adjective] > resembling a boa-constrictor boa-constrictorlike1835 boa-form1849 boa-constrictorish1881 1881 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 123 Many a boa-constrictorish adventurer..victualling himself for many days to come. boa-conˈstrictorlike adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > order Squamata (lizards and snakes) > suborder Ophidia (snakes) > types of snake > [adjective] > resembling a boa-constrictor boa-constrictorlike1835 boa-form1849 boa-constrictorish1881 1835 A. H. Clough Let. 9 July (1869) I. 58 All the physic which has lengthened Bucknell's bill I see to a most boa-constrictor-like size. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1809
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