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aboma

/əˈboʊ.mə/

aboma noun: any of the large South American serpents from the genus Boa or related genera.

aboma: any of the large South American serpents from the genus Boa or related genera
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Noun

aboma (plural abomas)

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

Forms of aboma

pluralabomas

Origin of aboma

From Sranan Tongo aboma, from Fanti Akan aboma (“large constricting snake”), perhaps via French aboma.

Questions about aboma

What does aboma mean?
Aboma means any of the large South American serpents from the genus Boa or related genera.
What part of speech is aboma?
Aboma is a noun.
How do you pronounce aboma?
Aboma is pronounced /əˈboʊ.mə/ (US).
What is the plural of aboma?
The plural of aboma is abomas.

Words near aboma in the dictionary

  1. abolitions
  2. abolla
  3. abollae
  4. abollas
  5. Abom
  6. aboma
  7. abomas
  8. abomasa
  9. abomasal
  10. abomasi
  11. abomasitis

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