CONSTRICTOR

constrictor

(noun) any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

constrictor (plural constrictors)

That which constricts or tightens

A boa constrictor, python or similar snake that kills by constriction

Source: Wiktionary


Con*strict"or, n.

1. That which constricts, draws together, or contracts.

2. (Anat.)

Definition: A muscle which contracts or closes an orifice, or which compresses an organ; a sphincter.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A serpent that kills its prey by inclosing and crushing it with its folds; as, the boa constrictor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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