boa constrictor

Etymology
.

Noun

 * 1) A large tropical American snake,, that kills its prey by squeezing them.
 * 2)  Any large python.
 * 1)  Any large python.

Usage notes

 * The boa constrictor is the only extant animal whose English common name is the same as its scientific (taxonomic) name. Tyrannosaurus rex, an extinct species, also shares this phenomenon.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Catalan: boa constrictora
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 大蟒
 * Czech: hroznýš královský
 * Danish: kongeboa
 * Dutch:, afgodslang
 * Finnish: kuningasboa
 * French: boa constricteur
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Irish: buachrapaire
 * Japanese: ボアコン
 * Kapampangan: bitin
 * Korean: 왕뱀
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish:
 * Maori: poa kukuti
 * Polish: boa dusiciel
 * Portuguese:, jiboia-constritora
 * Romanian: șarpe boa
 * Russian:
 * Slovene: udav
 * Spanish: boa constrictora
 * Sranan Tongo: daguwesneki
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: banyas, manlilingkis
 * Ukrainian: уда́в
 * Welsh: neidr wasgu