boa constrictor
noun
: a tropical American boa (Boa constrictor synonym Constrictor constrictor) that is light brown barred or mottled with darker brown and reaches a length of 10 feet (3 meters) or more
broadly
: boa sense 1
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Not a rattler, but a baby boa constrictor (named Little Bitch).
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
25 May 2026
This past January, as rumors of Bezos’s plan to gut the Washington Post’s staff circulated, Sánchez Bezos was spotted at Paris Fashion Week in a Dior coat with a fur collar as big as a boa constrictor.
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Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
5 May 2026
Specific municipalities, like Stratford and Trumbull, prohibit all types of pythons, anacondas and boa constrictors.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
The Nuggets’ shooters, meanwhile, had blasted out of the gate hotter than a boa constrictor’s backside.
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Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
23 Mar. 2026
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
25 May 2026
This past January, as rumors of Bezos’s plan to gut the Washington Post’s staff circulated, Sánchez Bezos was spotted at Paris Fashion Week in a Dior coat with a fur collar as big as a boa constrictor.
—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
5 May 2026
Specific municipalities, like Stratford and Trumbull, prohibit all types of pythons, anacondas and boa constrictors.
—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
The Nuggets’ shooters, meanwhile, had blasted out of the gate hotter than a boa constrictor’s backside.
—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Boa constrictor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boa%20constrictor. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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