constrictor
noun
con·stric·tor
kən-ˈstrik-tər 
1
: a muscle that contracts a cavity or orifice or compresses an organ
2
: a snake (such as a boa constrictor) that coils around and compresses prey
3
: one that constricts
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Boa constrictors can reach up to 13 feet as adults.
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Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
That’s not far off from the average size of the world’s longest constrictor alive, the reticulated python, which typically grows to around 20 feet.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The constrictor, named for Rolf Blomberg, the Swedish naturalist who first described the species, can reach six feet in length and comes in an array of earthy browns, oranges and reds, with patterned spots along its sides.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
Unlike constrictors, which rely on brute force to suffocate their prey, king cobras are precision venom injectors.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2025
That’s not far off from the average size of the world’s longest constrictor alive, the reticulated python, which typically grows to around 20 feet.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The constrictor, named for Rolf Blomberg, the Swedish naturalist who first described the species, can reach six feet in length and comes in an array of earthy browns, oranges and reds, with patterned spots along its sides.
—Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025
Unlike constrictors, which rely on brute force to suffocate their prey, king cobras are precision venom injectors.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Constrictor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/constrictor. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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constrictor
noun
con·stric·tor
kən-ˈstrik-tər
: a snake that kills its prey by coiling around and crushing it
Medical Definition
constrictor
noun
con·stric·tor
-ˈstrik-tər
: a muscle that contracts a cavity or orifice or compresses an organ see inferior constrictor, middle constrictor, superior constrictor
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