constrictor

English Thesaurus

1. any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	ophidian, serpent, snake,
definition	:	limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	boa,
definition	:	any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs (noun.animal)

derivation	:	compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze,
definition	:	squeeze or press together (verb.contact)

derivation	:	compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze,
definition	:	squeeze or press together (verb.contact)