boa

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bo·a /ˈbəʊə $ ˈboʊə/ noun [countable]  1. (also boa constrictor)HBA a large snake that is not poisonous, but kills animals by crushing them 巨蚺，大蟒蛇2. DCCa feather boa 女用羽毛围巾

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boa• A guy walks around the convention floor with a boa constrictor around his neck.• It is one of the wilder places on earth and contains rainforest, and boa constrictors.• Better yet, Rodman in a feather boa, running anchor for the women.• Diana Ross sauntered down the catwalk this season wearing little more than a feather boa and a smile.• A black feather boa, perhaps bought for the Black Ascot, curved lavishly round to cancel any suggestion of nakedness.• Snake breeder Okan Guney says the birth of twelve emerald tree boas was the most important event in his life. pro.Origin boa (1300-1400) Latin type of water snake

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boa
bo‧a /ˈbəʊə $ ˈboʊə/ noun [countable]1. (also ˈboa conˌstrictor) a large snake that is not poisonous, but kills animals by crushing them
2. a feather boa

boaBrE /ˈbəʊə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈboʊə/ 🔊 noun = boa constrictor = feather boa