See constrictor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
{
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}
],
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]
},
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "that which constricts or tightens",
"word": "constrictor"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "that which constricts or tightens",
"word": "kuristaja"
},
{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "that which constricts or tightens",
"word": "kiristäjä"
}
],
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}
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