boa constrictor

See also: Boa constrictor

English

Noun

boa constrictor (plural boa constrictors)

1. A large tropical American snake, Boa constrictor, that kills its prey by squeezing them

Usage notes

The boa constrictor is the only extant animal whose English common name is the same as its scientific (taxonomic) name. Tyrannosaurus rex, an extinct species, also shares this phenomenon.

Translations

snake

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蟒蛇 (zh) (mǎngshé), 大蟒 (dàmǎng)

• Danish: kongeboa c
• Finnish: kuningasboa
• French: boa constricteur m
• German: Abgottschlange (de) f
• Hebrew: נָחָשׁ בָּרִיחַ (he) m (naḥásh baríaḥ)
• Japanese: ボアコン (boakon)
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• Korean: 왕뱀 (wangbaem)
• Kurdish:
• Polish: boa dusiciel m
• Portuguese: jiboia (pt) f, jiboia-constritora f
• Russian: уда́в (ru) m (udáv)
• Spanish: boa constrictora f
• Tagalog: banyas, manlilingkis