| Pronunciation: | | kun'striktur
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[n] any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils |
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CONSTRICTOR is a 11 letter word that starts with C. |
| | See Also: | | boa, ophidian, serpent, snake |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con*strict"or\, n.
1. That which constricts, draws together, or contracts.
2. (Anat.) A muscle which contracts or closes an orifice, or
which compresses an organ; a sphincter.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A serpent that kills its prey by inclosing and
crushing it with its folds; as, the boa constrictor.
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