"boa" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: scarf - a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration

same as: feather boa
is a type of: constrictor - any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils
subtypes:
- boa constrictor, constrictor constrictor - very large boa of tropical America and West Indies
- charina bottae, rubber boa, tow-headed snake - boa of grasslands and woodlands of western North America; looks and feels like rubber with tail and head of similar shape
- lichanura trivirgata, rosy boa - boa of rocky desert of southwestern United States
- anaconda, eunectes murinus - large arboreal boa of tropical South America
- python - large Old World boas
belongs to: boidae, family boidae - boas and pythons