COBRA


Meaning of COBRA in English

I. ˈkōbrə noun

( -s )

Etymology: Portuguese cobra ( de capello ), literally, hooded snake, from Latin colubra, feminine of coluber snake — more at coluber

1. : any of several very venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes of the genus Naja that, when excited, expand the skin of the neck into a broad hood by movement of the anterior ribs — see indian cobra , king cobra

2. : either of two African snakes that spit their venom from a distance:

a. : black-necked cobra

b. : ringhals

3. : mamba

II. noun

( -s )

Australia : shipworm

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