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How to pronounce constrictor in English?

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Type Words
Type of ophidian, serpent, snake
Has types boa
Derivation constrict

Examples of constrictor

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Alice Cooper came into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with a a boa constrictor.
From the thenewstribune.com
He says GMR is like a boa constrictor that has just swallowed a large animal.
From the forbes.com
A five-foot boa constrictor was found near a school Tuesday, according to WFTV.com.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The Everglades in Florida is infested with Burmese boa constrictor snakes.
From the independent.co.uk
Darwin Sinram and Rosie the boa constrictor will present a hands-on Halloween program.
From the signonsandiego.com
At Discovery Place, schoolchildren lined up to meet a boa constrictor and a tarantula.
From the charlotteobserver.com
A boa constrictor gets a closer look while being held by Charles Mitchell.
From the tennessean.com
Like a boa constrictor, the cities are slowly squeezing the breath out of dispensaries.
From the ocregister.com
She also sometimes appeared with her pet boa constrictor around her neck.
From the sfgate.com
More examples
  • Any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils
  • (constrictive) constricting: (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
  • Constrictor was the 1986 comeback album for rock musician Alice Cooper. After retiring from the music industry after the release of DaDa, Cooper remained in seclusion for three years. He starred in Monster Dog, a horror film for which he wrote two songs. ...
  • Constrictor (Frank Payne) is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a mercenary who has occasionally acted as an anti-hero. He first appeared in Incredible Hulk #212 (1977).
  • A snake that kills its prey by grabbing the animal and throwing two or three coils around it. The force of constriction (squeezing) prevents the prey from breathing, and it usually dies within seconds. The snake can then relax its grip and swallow the animal head-first.
  • A snakeAn animal with a long, scaly body and no arms, legs, or wings. Snakes have backbones and are cold-blooded. that kills its preyNoun: An animal that is hunted as food by another animal. Verb: To attempt to take an animal for food. by grabbing the animalAny living thing that is not a plant. ...
  • Latin con = together, and strictum = drawn tight, hence, producing narrowing.
  • A software component which deliberately degrades the quality of a (usually video) signal. The idea is that when a signal is at risk of being copied, it should not be pristine "copyable unto the Nth generation" quality, but rather behave more like a low-quality analog copy, making it undesirable ...
  • Tube or orifice used to restrict flow of a gas or a liquid.