English > cobra: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood. |
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Narrower | Indian cobra, Naja naja | A cobra of tropical Africa and Asia |
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asp, Egyptian cobra, Naja haje | cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death |
black-necked cobra, spitting cobra, Naja nigricollis | aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa |
hamadryad, king cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, Naja hannah | large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies |
Broader | elapid, elapid snake | Any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres |
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Spanish | cobra |
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Catalan | cobra |
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