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constrictor

/kənˈstɹɪk.tə/ UK
/kənˈstɹɪk.tɚ/ Canada, US
/kənˈstɹɪk.tə/ Australia

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Borrowed from New Latin cōnstrictor, or from constrict + -or.

noun constrictors · constrictores

A muscle whose contraction narrows a vessel or passage or compresses an organ.
abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of pharyngeal constrictor (“each of the muscles which constrict the pharynx”).
abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of boa constrictor, either the species Boa constrictor or a similar snake that kills by constriction.

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@misc{constrictor_2026,
  title = {constrictor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/constrictor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}