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Meaning of Constrictor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
kənˈstɹɪk.tə

Definitions

  1. That which constricts or tightens:
  2. A muscle whose contraction narrows a vessel or passage or compresses an organ.
  3. Ellipsis of pharyngeal constrictor (“each of the muscles which constrict the pharynx”).
  4. Ellipsis of boa constrictor, either the species Boa constrictor or a similar snake that kills by constriction.

Equivalents

Deutsch Würgeschlange
Suomi supistaja
Français constrictor
Polski dusiciel
Türkçe büzücü

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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