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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Boa \Bo"a\, n.; pl {Boas} . [L. boa a kind of water serpent. Perh. fr bos an ox.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of large American serpents, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico ({B. imperator}), and the chevalier boa of Peru ({B. eques}). Note: The name is also applied to related genera; as the dog-headed boa ({Xiphosoma caninum}). 2. A long, round fur tippet; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the boa constrictor.
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