English abbreviation dictionary - boa
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~ n 1 also boa constrictor a large snake that is not poisonous, but kills animals by crushing them 2 a feather boa ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(boas) 1. A boa or a feather boa is a long soft scarf made of feathers or of short pieces of very light fabric. She wore a large pink boa around her neck. N-COUNT 2. A boa is the same as a boa constrictor. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Latin, a water snake Date: 14th century 1. any of a family (Boidae) of large snakes that kill by constriction and that includes the ~ constrictor, anaconda, and python 2. a long fluffy scarf of fur, feathers, or delicate fabric ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 any large non-poisonous snake from tropical America esp. of the genus Boa, which kills its prey by crushing and suffocating it in its coils. 2 any snake which is similar in appearance, such as Old World pythons. 3 a long thin stole made of feathers or fur. Phrases and idioms boa constrictor a large snake, Boa constrictor, native to tropical America and the West Indies, which crushes its prey. Etymology: L ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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удав; обыкновенный удав (Boa constrictor) – Bogert's boa – Madagascar boa – Madagascar tree boa – Pacific boa – rosy boa – Round Island boas – rubber boa – sand boa – tree boa – water boa ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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- 14c., from L. boa, type of serpent mentioned in Pliny's "Natural History," origin unknown. Extension to "snake-like coil of fur worn by ladies" is from 1836. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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