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constrictor

noun [C] /kənˈstrɪk.tər/ US  /-tɚ/

Definition

any snake that kills animals and birds by wrapping itself around them and crushing them → See also boaReptile and amphibian names
(Definition of constrictor noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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