Boa
See also: Appendix:Variations of "boa"
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin boa (“a large snake”).
Proper noun
Boa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Boidae – boa constrictors.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order; Booidea – superfamily; Boidae – family; Boinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Boa constrictor - sole species
Further reading
- Boa (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Boa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Boa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Noun
Boa (plural Boas or Boa)
- A member of a Bwa-speaking ethnic group of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Synonym: Ababua
Anagrams
Bavarian
Alternative forms
- Baa (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)
- Boan (Southern Bavarian, Tyrol)
Etymology
From Middle High German bein, from Old High German bein, from Proto-West Germanic *bain, from Proto-Germanic *bainą. Compare German Bein and Gebeine, Dutch been, English bone, Danish ben.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈb̥ɔɐ̯/
Noun
Boa n (plural Boana, diminutive Boanl or Boanerl) (West Central Bavarian)
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈboːa/
Audio: (file)
Noun
Boa f (genitive Boa, plural Boas)
Declension
Declension of Boa [feminine]
Plautdietsch
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German bar, bāre, from Old Saxon bero, from Proto-West Germanic *berō (“bear”). Cognate with Dutch beer, German Bär, English bear, Icelandic björn.
Noun
Boa m (plural Boaren or Boare)
Etymology 2
From Low German bohren, from Middle Low German bōren, from Old Saxon borōn, from Proto-Germanic *burōną (“to bore”).
Compare Dutch boor, English bore.
Noun
Boa n (plural Boasch)