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Boa

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Noun

1. boa, feather boa

a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur

2. boa

any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs

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Boa

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noun
1. 
any large nonvenomous snake of the family Boidae, most of which occur in Central and South America and the Caribbean. They have vestigial hind limbs and kill their prey by constriction
2. 
a woman's long thin scarf, usually of feathers or fur

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Boa

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noun
1. 
any of a number of tropical and subtropical, nonvenomous constrictor snakes (family Boidae) that use their powerful coils to squeeze their prey to cause death by suffocation, as the anaconda or boa constrictor
2. 
a woman's long scarf, as of fur or feathers, worn around the neck or shoulders

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Boa

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n.
1. Any of various large, nonvenomous, chiefly tropical snakes of the family Boidae, which includes the anacondas, the boa constrictor, and other snakes that coil around and asphyxiate their prey.
2. A long fluffy scarf made of soft material, such as fur or feathers.

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