BOA
\bˈə͡ʊə], \bˈəʊə], \b_ˈəʊ_ə]\
Definitions of BOA
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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).
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A long, round fur tippet; - so called from its resemblance in shape to the boa constrictor.
By Oddity Software
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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).
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A long, round fur tippet; - so called from its resemblance in shape to the boa constrictor.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A genus of serpents, which includes the largest species of serpents, the BOA-CONSTRICTOR: a long serpentlike piece of fur worn round the neck by ladies.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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A genus of large serpents, crushing their prey in their coils; a boa-shaped cravat of fur worn by ladies. Boa constrictor, the largest known boa, or serpent, peculiar to tropical America, 30 or 40 feet in length, and which can crush even bullocks to pieces in its folds.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
By Robley Dunglison
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