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constrictor

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con·stric·tor  (kn-strktr)
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]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various nonvenomous snakes, such as the pythons, boas, and anaconda, that coil around and squeeze their prey to kill it
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) any muscle that constricts or narrows a canal or passage; sphincter
3. a person or thing that constricts
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.constrictor - any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coilsconstrictor - any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils
ophidian, serpent, snake - limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
boa - any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs
Translations
constrictor [kənˈstrɪktəʳ] N → constrictor f
constrictor
n
(= muscle) → Schließmuskel m, → Konstriktor m (spec)
(= snake) → Boa (constrictor) f
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