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Definition of Boidae
1. Noun. Boas and pythons.
Exact synonyms: Family Boidae
Generic synonyms: Reptile Family
Group relationships: Ophidia, Serpentes, Suborder Ophidia, Suborder Serpentes
Member holonyms: Boa, Charina, Genus Charina, Genus Lichanura, Lichanura, Eunectes, Genus Eunectes, Pythoninae, Subfamily Pythoninae
Generic synonyms: Reptile Family
Group relationships: Ophidia, Serpentes, Suborder Ophidia, Suborder Serpentes
Member holonyms: Boa, Charina, Genus Charina, Genus Lichanura, Lichanura, Eunectes, Genus Eunectes, Pythoninae, Subfamily Pythoninae
Medical Definition of Boidae
1. A family of snakes comprising the boas, anacondas, and pythons. They occupy a variety of habitats through the tropics and subtropics and are arboreal, aquatic or fossorial (burrowing). Some are oviparous, others ovoviviparous. Contrary to popular opinion, they do not crush the bones of their victims: their coils exert enough pressure to stop a prey's breathing, thus suffocating it. There are five subfamilies: boinae, bolyerinae, erycinae, pythoninae, and tropidophiinae. (goin, goin, and zug, introduction to herpetology, 3d ed, p315-320) (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boidae
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