Boa

See also: boa, bo'a, and bō-á

Translingual

Boa constrictor

Etymology

From Latin boa (“a large snake”).

Proper noun

Boa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Boidae – the boa constrictors.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Serpentes - order; Booidea - superfamily; Boidae - family; Boinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Boa constrictor - sole species

Further reading

• Boa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Boa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Boa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin boa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboːa/

• Audio:

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Noun

Boa f (genitive Boa, plural Boas)

1. boa

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Plautdietsch

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German bar, bāre, from Old Saxon bero, from Proto-Germanic *berô (“bear”). Cognate with Dutch beer, German Bär, English bear, Icelandic björn.

Noun

Boa m (plural Boare)

1. bear

Etymology 2

Compare Dutch boor, English bore.

Noun

Boa n (plural Boasch)

1. drill
2. auger