Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun [capitalized] A genus of gobies found in Mexico and Japan, having more than 6 dorsal soines.
  • noun The name in Guiana of some very large boa or anaconda of the family Pythonidæ or Boidæ, of the warmer parts of America.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) A large South American serpent (Boa aboma).

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Any of the large South American serpents from the genus Boa or related genera.

Etymologies

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From Portuguese, French, American Spanish, from modification of San Salvador Kongo mboma ("python").

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Examples

  • This snake was doubtless an aboma, a species of serpent of large size and great beauty, which is not venomous.

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    Democratic National Committee 2009

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    Democratic National Committee 2009

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