"constrictor" meaning in English

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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "that which constricts or tightens",
      "word": "constrictor"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "that which constricts or tightens",
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      "sense": "that which constricts or tightens",
      "word": "kiristäjä"
    }
  ],
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}