Definition of constrictor Constrictor

/kʌnstɹɪˈktɚ/ - [kunstrikter] - con•stric•tor

We found 6 definitions of constrictor from 4 different sources.

What does constrictor mean?

Plural: constrictors

constrictor - any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils

ophidian, serpent, snake an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake

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constrictor (n.)
That which constricts, draws together, or contracts.
constrictor (n.)
A muscle which contracts or closes an orifice, or which compresses an organ; a sphincter.
constrictor (n.)
A serpent that kills its prey by inclosing and crushing it with its folds; as, the boa constrictor.