noun
- A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur.
- Any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial hind limbs. .
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
- (n.) A genus of large American serpents, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico (B. imperator), and the chevalier boa of Peru (B. eques).
- (n.) A long, round fur tippet; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the boa constrictor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.