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Webster 1913 Edition
Constrictor
Con-strict′or
,Noun.
1.
That which constricts, draws together, or contracts.
2.
(Anat.)
A muscle which contracts or closes an orifice, or which compresses an organ; a sphincter.
3.
(Zool.)
A serpent that kills its prey by inclosing and crushing it with its folds;
as, the boa
. constrictor
Webster 1828 Edition
Constrictor
CONSTRICTOR
,Noun.
1.
That which draws together or contracts. In anatomy, a muscle which draws together or closes an orifice of the body; as the constrictor labiorum, a muscle of the lips.2.
A species of serpents, the black snake of the United States. Also, the Boa constrictor, the largest of known serpents.