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

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