Boidae

Boa Kwon (born November 5 1986 in Guri, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) is a South Korean singer, commonly known by her stage name BoA, and the letters of her first name have been backronymed to Beat of Angel. She has been active in both South Korea and Japan. Aside from Korean, she also speaks Japanese and conversational English.
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Boas are a type of snake that are members of the Boidae family. Boas are basal snakes that are "primitive" in evolutionary terms (i.e. less derived). They are constrictors and most give birth to live young. They have anal spurs, a pair of claws on each side of the cloaca which assist in mating. Boas are named after cows (Latin: bos) because of the old myth that boa snakes pursue cows and suckle them until they are drained to death. Boas have two subfamilies: Boinae or true boas and Erycinae or sand boas. Pythons are sometimes classified as a subfamily of Boidae, but are frequently listed under their own family, Pythonidae. Sand boas are also frequently listed under their own family, Erycidae.
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Boa Boa may mean: Snakes Boidae, a family of basal constrictor snakes, including:Acrantophis, a genus commonly known as "boas", including:Dumeril's Boa, Acrantophis dumerili, native to MadagascarMadagascar Ground Boa, Acrantophis madagascariensis native to Madagascar, and the largest snake species occurring thereBoa (genus), including:Boa constrictor, or Red-tailed Boa native to the Americas and Caribbean,Charina, a genus commonly known as "boas", including:Rubber Boa, Charina bottae, native to the United StatesTree boa, most commonly the genus Corallus, including:Corallus blombergi, commonly known as the "Ecuadorian Annulated Tree Boa", native to the Pacific coast of EcuadorEmerald tree boa, Corallus caninus, native to South AmericaCorallus cookii, commonly known as "Cook's tree boa", native to the island of St. VincentCorallus cropanii, an extremely rare species native to the Brazilian state of São PauloCorallus grenadensis, commonly known as the "Grenadian Tree Boa" or "Grenadian Bank Tree Boa", native to Grenada and the GrenadinesAmazon tree boa, Corallus hortulanus, native to South AmericaCorallus ruschenbergerii, commonly known as the "Central American Tree Boa" or "Trinidad Tree Boa", native to South America and the CaribbeanEpicrates, a terrestrial genus commonly known as "boas", including:Rainbow boa, Epicrates cenchria, native to Central and South America and the CaribbeanAbaco Island Boa, or "Northern Bahamas Boa", Epicrates exsul, native to Great Abaco Island, BahamasPuerto Rican Boa, Epicrates inornatus, native to Puerto RicoJamaican Boa, Epicrates subflavus, native to Jamaica and Goat IslandEryx (genus), commonly known as "sand boas", including:Eryx johnii, commonly known as the "brown sand boa" or "Indian sand boa", native to AsiaEryx whitakeri, commonly known as "Whitaker's sand boa", native to IndiaGongylophis, a genus commonly known as "sand boas", including:Gongylophis conicus, commonly known as the "rough tailed-" or "rough scaled sand boa", native to AsiaOther genera:Madagascar Tree Boa, Sanzinia madagascariensis, native to Madagascar
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Noun
1. boas and pythons
(synonym) family Boidae
(hypernym) reptile family
(member-holonym) Serpentes, suborder Serpentes, Ophidia, suborder Ophidia
(member-meronym) boa