It was a picture of a boa constrictor in the act of swallowing an animal. 它上面画有一只蟒蛇在吞吃一只野兽。
It is a constrictor, so that after the prey is caught, it is surrounded by coils and its breathing is stopped. 南非蟒是大型蟒蛇,它捕捉到猎物后总是用身体将猎物紧紧缠绕,使其窒息而死。
The cricopharyngeal muscle, a component of the inferior constrictor, forms the muscular orifices of the esophagus. 环状咽肌是肌下缩肌中的一个组织,形成食道的肌肉。
constrictor
[ noun ] any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils <noun.animal>
Constrictor \Con*strict"or\, n. 1. That which constricts, draws together, or contracts.
2. (Anat.) A muscle which contracts or closes an orifice, or which compresses an organ; a sphincter.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A serpent that kills its prey by inclosing and crushing it with its folds; as, the boa constrictor.
Snake owner Thomas M. Thorton, 26, reported Sunday night that his pet boa constrictor had slithered away.
BELEM, Brazil _ Some droll, delightful or deadly denizens of the Amazon rain forest: Anaconda _ The world's super snake, a 38-foot constrictor that suffocates rather than crushes its prey, the distinction usually being lost on the victim.
The 34-year-old Roberts _ who got his stage name from the 8-foot boa constrictor he carries in the ring _ was arrested May 8 in Orlando.
His favorite fantasy features a boa constrictor offering chocolate chip cookies in front of a Pia Zadora blowup.
The women drove off with the car and the girl's pet boa constrictor, police said.