Translingual

Boa constrictor

Proper noun

Boa constrictor f

1. A taxonomic species within the family Boidae – the boa constrictor.

English

Noun

boa constrictor ‎(plural boa constrictors)

1. A large tropical American snake, Boa constrictor, that kills its prey by squeezing them

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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.