Phrase Hound found 17 phrases and 34 compound words that contain boa. The most common are listed below. Open boa in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 17
- boa constrictorA large tropical American snake, Boa constrictor, that kills its prey by squeezing them.
- Boa VistaA municipality, the state capital of Roraima, Brazil.
- Amazon Basin emerald tree boaCorallus batesii, a species of boa snake native to the tropical rainforests of South America.
- feather boaA decorative scarf made of feathers, either real or synthetic.
- tree boaA number of arboreal snakes in the family Boidae:
- banana boaThe snake Boa imperator.
- rainbow boaA Central and South American snake with iridescent scales, Epicrates cenchria.
- rubber boaA snake of species Charina bottae, found in the western United States.
- sand boaAny of a number of snakes in subfamily Erycinae: genera Charina, Eryx, and Gongylophis.
- water boaAn anaconda (any of the genus Eunectes).
- rosy boaLichanura trivirgata, a snake of the Boidae family.
- emerald tree boaA bright green, tree-dwelling South American snake in either of two species:
- javelin sand boaA species of snake in the Boidae family.
- northern eyelash boaA species of nonvenomous snake, Trachyboa boulengeri, in the family Tropidophiidae, endemic to Central America.
- boa constrictorsplural of boa constrictor: A large tropical American snake, Boa constrictor, that kills its prey by squeezing them.
- feather boa kelpSynonym of feather boa: A decorative scarf made of feathers, either real or synthetic.
- feather boa kelpsplural of feather boa kelp: A decorative scarf made of feathers, either real or synthetic.
Compound words 34
- boardsplural of board: A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.
- boatingThe activity of going out onto a body of water in a boat.
- boastingpresent participle and gerund of boast
- boastsplural of boast: A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
- balboaThe currency of Panama, divided into 100 centésimos
- boatersplural of boater: Someone who travels by boat.
- GamboaA surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
- jerboaAny of a number of species comprising the family Dipodidae, native to the deserts of Asia and northern Africa, being a small, jumping rodent with a long tufted tail, very small forefeet and very long hind legs.
- BoatengA surname from Akan.
- boatedsimple past and past participle of boat