constrictor

[ kuh n-strik-ter ]

/ kənˈstrɪk tər /

a snake that kills its prey by coiling tightly around it, causing suffocation.

Anatomy. a muscle that constricts a hollow part of the body, as the pharynx.

a person or thing that constricts.

Origin of constrictor

From New Latin, dating back to 1700–10; see origin at constrict, -tor

He needed to find the constrictor by the time Relegar started after him.

The Wealth of Echindul |Noel Miller Loomis
It moves with great rapidity, and in general form and size it resembles C. constrictor.

Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XVI |Various
It is a constrictor, without poison fangs, which would cling to the hand or arm as Luke describes.

Old-Time Makers of Medicine |James J. Walsh
It took him seven hours to reach the place where he had left the constrictor.

The Wealth of Echindul |Noel Miller Loomis

Some such look I had seen in the eyes of a dove which had been offered up as food for a constrictor.

The House by the Lock |C. N. Williamson

constrictor

/ (kənˈstrɪktə) /

any of various nonvenomous snakes, such as the pythons, boas, and anaconda, that coil around and squeeze their prey to kill it

any muscle that constricts or narrows a canal or passage; sphincter

a person or thing that constricts

constrictor

[ kən-strĭk′tər ]

One that constricts, especially a muscle that contracts or compresses a part or organ of the body.