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Word: Constrictor
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 18th century: modern Latin, from constrict- ‘bound tightly together’, from the verb constringere (see constrain)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈstrɪktə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a snake that kills by coiling round its prey and asphyxiating it.
Short Definition:snake that kills by coiling round its prey and asphyxiating it
Definition:
a muscle whose contraction narrows a vessel or passage.
Short Definition:muscle whose contraction narrows vessel or passage
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