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1) Character created by Len Wein 2) Fictional mercenary 3) Ophidian 4) Serpent 5) Snake
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• (n.) A muscle which contracts or closes an orifice, or which compresses an organ; a sphincter. • (n.) A serpent that kills its prey by inclosing and crushing it with its folds; as, the boa constrictor. • (n.) That which constricts, draws together, or contracts.
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A snake that kills its prey by constriction, or squeezing its prey to death.
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1. Anything that binds or squeezes a part. ... 2. A muscle, the action of which is to narrow a canal; a sphincter. ... Origin: L. Fr. Constringo, to draw together ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(kәn-strik´tәr) that which causes constriction. a muscle that constricts a part; see also compressor.
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A snake that kills its prey by grabbing the animal and quickly wrapping two or three coils around it. The force of constriction (squeezing) prevents the prey from breathing, and it usually dies within seconds. The snake can then relax its grip and swallow
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Con·strict'or noun 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. (Zoology) A serpent that kills its prey by inclosing and crushing it with its folds;...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kon-strik′tor, -tōr Definitions: 1. Anything that binds or squeezes a part. 2. A muscle, the action of which is to narrow a canal; a sphincter.
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A snake that kills its prey by coiling around it and squeezing.
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n] - any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils
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constrictor 1. A muscle which narrows an orifice or constricts an organ, or a muscle that tightens to make a part of the body narrower. 2. A snake which kills its prey by squeezing or constriction; such as, a python, boa constrictor, etc. 3. Someone or something that constricts somebody or something else.
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noun any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils
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A snake that kills its prey by grabbing the animal and throwing two or three coils around it. The force of constriction (squeezing) prevents the prey from breathing, and it usually dies within seconds. The snake can then relax its grip and swallow the animal head-first.
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Latin con = together, and strictum = drawn tight, hence, producing narrowing.
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a snake that kills its prey by coiling tightly around it, causing suffocation. · a muscle that constricts a hollow part of the body, as the pharynx. · a person or thing that constricts.
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