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Boa

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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Anaconda 76% connected

A large South American snake of the Boa family (Eunectes murinus), which lives near rivers, and preys on birds and small mammals. The name is also ap…

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Boa constrictor 76% connected

A large and powerful serpent of tropical America, sometimes twenty or thirty feet long. See Illustration in Appendix.

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Python 76% connected

Any species of very large snakes of the genus Python, and allied genera, of the family Pythonidae. They are nearly allied to the boas. Called also ro…

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Constrictor 76% connected

That which constricts, draws together, or contracts.

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Scarf 76% connected

A cormorant.

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