Definition of boa Boa
/bowˈʌ/ - [bowu] - bo•a
We found 9 definitions of boa from 6 different sources.
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What does boa mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: boas |
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| boa - any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs | ||
| constrictor any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils | ||
| boidae, family boidae boas and pythons | ||
| 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 | ||
| boa - a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur | ||
| feather boa | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- boa (n.)
A genus of large American serpents, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico (B. imperator), and the chevalier boa of Peru (B. eques). - boa (n.)
A long, round fur tippet; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the boa constrictor.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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boa
bō′a, n. a genus of serpents which includes the largest species of serpents (the Boa-Constric′tor), which kill their prey by constriction or pressure: a long serpent-like coil of fur, feathers, or the like, worn round the neck by ladies. [Perh. conn. with L. bos, an ox.]
Wikipedia 
- Boa Kwon (born 5 November 1986 in Guri, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) is a South Korean singer. She is commonly known by her stage name BoA. She has been active in both South Korea and Japan. Aside from Korean, BoA also speaks Japanese and English and has released songs in those languages. She also released some Chinese songs, but she does not know Chinese. BoA succeeded not only in Korea, but in all of East Asia as well.
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🔤- boa, noun, singular of boas.
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