English noun: boa | |||
| 1. | boa (artifact) a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur | ||
| Synonyms | feather boa | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | scarf | ||
| 2. | boa (animal) any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | constrictor | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anaconda, boa constrictor, Charina bottae, Constrictor constrictor, Eunectes murinus, Lichanura trivirgata, python, rosy boa, rubber boa, tow-headed snake | ||
| Member meronym | Boidae, family Boidae | ||