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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 boa /ˈboə/
 蟒蛇,女用毛皮,羽毛圍巾

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Bo·a n.; pl. Boas.
 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).
 Note: ☞ 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 boa
      n 1: a long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur [syn: feather
            boa]
      2: any of several chiefly tropical constrictors with vestigial
         hind limbs