HyperDic: black-necked_cobra

English > 1 sense of the expression *black-necked cobra*:
NOUN	animal	black-necked cobra, spitting cobra, Naja nigricollis	aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa

English > *black-necked cobra*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness.
Synonyms	spitting cobra, Naja nigricollis
Member of	Naja, genus Naja	cobras
Broader	cobra	venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood
Catalan	naja nigricollis