Thesaurus: constrictor

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1. n. That which constricts, draws together, or contracts.
2. n. A muscle which contracts or closes an orifice, or which compresses an organ; a sphincter.
3. n. A serpent that kills its prey by inclosing and crushing it with its folds; as, the boa constrictor.
4. n. any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils
5. 1. That which constricts, draws together, or contracts. 2. (Anat.) A muscle which contracts or closes an orifice, or which compresses an organ; a sphincter. 3. (Zoöl.) A serpent that kills its prey by inclosing and crushing it with its folds; as, the boa constrictor.
6. A muscle which contracts or closes an orifice, or whichcompresses an organ; a sphincter.
7. n:100 n. any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils