different between viper vs constrictor

English

Etymology

From Middle French vipere, from Old French vipre, from Latin v?pera, contracted from v?vipara f (“viviparous”, adj.), from vivus (“alive”, adj.) +? parere (“to bear”, verb). Doublet of weever and wyvern.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?va?p?/
• Rhymes: -a?p?(r)

Noun

viper (plural vipers)

1. A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.

   Synonym: adder

2. A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person.
3. (slang) A person who smokes marijuana.

Derived terms

• horned viper
• red viper
• viperfish
• vipergrass
• viperish
• viper's bugloss

Translations

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin c?nstrictor, or from constrict +? -or.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?n?st??k.t?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /k?n?st??k.t?/
• Rhymes: -?kt?(?)

Noun

constrictor (plural constrictors or constrictores)

1. That which constricts or tightens:
   1. (anatomy) A muscle whose contraction narrows a vessel or passage or compresses an organ.

      Hyponyms: bronchoconstrictor, vasoconstrictor

      1. (anatomy) Each of the muscles which constrict the pharynx; ellipsis of pharyngeal constrictor.
   2. Ellipsis of boa constrictor: a python or similar snake that kills by constriction.

Derived terms

• bronchoconstrictor
• constrictor knot
• vasoconstrictor

Translations

References

• “constrictor”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “constrictor”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Latin

Etymology

From c?nstring? (“to draw or bind together; to compress”) +? -tor (“-er, -or”).

Pronunciation

• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kon?strik.tor/, [k?n?st??ikt??r]

Noun

c?nstrictor m (genitive c?nstrict?ris); third declension (New Latin)

1. That which constricts; constrictor.

Inflection

Third-declension noun.

Descendants

• ? English: constrictor
• French: constricteur
• Italian: costrittore
• Spanish: constrictor

Romanian

Etymology

From French constricteur.

Adjective

constrictor m or n (feminine singular constrictoare, masculine plural constrictori, feminine and neuter plural constrictoare)

1. constrictor

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Formed from the root of Latin constrictus, with the suffix -or; equivalent to New Latin constrictor.

Adjective

constrictor (feminine constrictora, masculine plural constrictores, feminine plural constrictoras)

1. constricting

Related terms

• constricción