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constrictor
con·stric·tor C0591300 (kən-strĭk′tər)n.1. One that constricts, as a muscle that contracts or compresses a part or organ of the body.2. Any of various snakes, such as the python or boa, that tightly coil around and asphyxiate their prey.constrictor (kənˈstrɪktə) n1. (Animals) any of various nonvenomous snakes, such as the pythons, boas, and anaconda, that coil around and squeeze their prey to kill it2. (Anatomy) any muscle that constricts or narrows a canal or passage; sphincter3. a person or thing that constrictscon•stric•tor (kənˈstrɪk tər)
n. 1. a snake, esp. of the family Boidae, that suffocates its prey in its coils. 2. a muscle that constricts an orifice or cavity. 3. one that constricts. [1700–10; < New Latin] con·stric·tor (kən-strĭk′tər) Any of various snakes that tightly coil around and suffocate their prey. Boa constrictors, pythons, and anacondas are constrictors.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  constrictor - any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coilsophidian, serpent, snake - limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomousboa - any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs |
Translationsconstrictor
constrictor1. any of various nonvenomous snakes, such as the pythons, boas, and anaconda, that coil around and squeeze their prey to kill it 2. Anatomy any muscle that constricts or narrows a canal or passage; sphincter constrictor[kən′strik·tər] (aerospace engineering) The exit portion of the combustion chamber in some designs of ramjets, where there is a narrowing of the tube at the exhaust. constrictor
constrictor [kon-strik´ter] that which causes constriction.con·stric·tor (kon-strik'tor, -tōr), 1. Anything that binds or squeezes a part.
See also: inferior constrictor (muscle) of pharynx, middle constrictor (muscle) of pharynx, superior pharyngeal constrictor (muscle). 2. A muscle, the action of which is to narrow a canal; a sphincter. [L. fr. constringo, to draw together] constrictor (kən-strĭk′tər)n. One that constricts, as a muscle that contracts or compresses a part or organ of the body.con·stric·tor (kŏn-strik'tŏr) 1. Anything that binds or squeezes a part. 2. A muscle, the action of which is to narrow a canal; a sphincter. [L. fr. constringo, to draw together]constrictor A muscle that contracts, narrows or compresses a part or organ of the body.constrictor
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