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/ˈbəʊ.ə/ · noun
Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, subfamily Boinae, or family Boidae, including the boa constrictor and the emperor boa of Mexico..
Do not take up your boa as if it were the rope with which you meant to hang yourself; nor wrap your shawl round you as if it were your shroud.
Use boa when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Boa means Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, subfamily Boinae, or family Boidae, including the boa constrictor and the emperor boa of Mexico..
Common synonyms include feather boa.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Do not take up your boa as if it were the rope with which you meant to hang yourself; nor wrap your shawl round you as if it were your shroud.
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