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Webster 1913 Edition
Boa
Bo′a
(bō′ȧ)
, Noun.
pl.
Boas
. [L.
boa
a kind of water serpent. Perh. fr. bos
an ox.] 1.
(Zool.)
A genus of large American serpents, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico (
Boa imperator
), and the chevalier boa of Peru (Boa eques
). ☞ 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Boa
BO'A
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Boa
Boa
Translingual
Proper noun
Boa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Boidae – the boa constrictors.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Reptilia - class; Eureptilia, Romeriida - clades; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order; Serpentes - suborder; Booidea - superfamily; Boidae - family; Boinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Boa constrictor - sole species
boa
boa
English
Noun
- Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico, and the chevalier boa of Peru.
- (plural "boas") A type of scarf typically made from feathers.
Translations
snake
|
scarf
See also
- boa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- boa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anagrams
Dutch
Noun
boa f, m (plural boa's, diminutive [please provide])
Finnish
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bo‧a
- IPA(key): /ˈbo̞ːɑ/
Noun
boa
- boa (snake)
Declension
Inflection of boa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | boa | boat | |
genitive | boan | boien | |
partitive | boaa | boia | |
illative | boaan | boiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | boa | boat | |
accusative | nom. | boa | boat |
gen. | boan | ||
genitive | boan | boien boainrare |
|
partitive | boaa | boia | |
inessive | boassa | boissa | |
elative | boasta | boista | |
illative | boaan | boiin | |
adessive | boalla | boilla | |
ablative | boalta | boilta | |
allative | boalle | boille | |
essive | boana | boina | |
translative | boaksi | boiksi | |
instructive | — | boin | |
abessive | boatta | boitta | |
comitative | — | boineen |
Compounds
Anagrams
Katembri
Noun
boa
References
- Čestmír Loukotka, Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 88-89
Latin
Noun
boa f (genitive boae); first declension
Declension
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | boa | boae |
genitive | boae | boārum |
dative | boae | boīs |
accusative | boam | boās |
ablative | boā | boīs |
vocative | boa | boae |
Verb
boā
- first-person singular present active imperative of boō
References
- boa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- BOA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Polish
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.a/
Noun
boa m anim (indeclinable)
- boa (snake)
Etymology 2
From French boa, from Latin boa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.a/
Noun
boa n (indeclinable)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbo.ɐ/
Etymology 1
From Old Portuguese bõa, from Latin bona, feminine of bonus (“good”).
Adjective
boa f sg
- Feminine singular of adjective bom.
Derived terms
Noun
boa f (plural boas)
- an interesting story, joke or news
Interjection
boa!
Etymology 2
From New Latin Boa, from Latin boa (“large Italian snake species”).
Noun
boa f (plural boas)