cobra
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2.3
- noun
- /ˈkoʊbrə/
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cobra
- Can you bring me back a cobra?
- a rearing cobra
You have the tongue of a cobra and it's split or it does not split.
- You have the tongue of a cobra and it's split or it does not split.
- He's been sitting there watching, struck like a cobra.
- But then quite a few people got inspired to rare cobra farms and they started wearing cobra snakes in farms around Delhi.
Examples
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"Oh dear," sighed Mrs. Meadows when she turned the box, bringing the cobra into view.
Fiction book (1997) -
Paul had looked up cobras in a book at the library.
Fiction book (1997) -
I had no idea that a king cobra could be that long.
Fiction book (1992) -
I want to get you a black cobra.
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Now, if a cobra decides to sit in the middle of that path, do I walk on and get bitten?
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A nimbus circles his head, a huge cobra coils around his feet.
Fiction book (1993) -
Mallory is weaving like a cobra around him, getting close but never touching him, making him sweat.
Fiction book (1994) -
Smith continued his unblinking stare, a cobra frightening its prey into paralysis.
Fiction book (1995) -
During their trip to India, they saw a cobra with its hood expanded, warning them to stay back.
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The zookeeper explained that a cobra can deliver a lethal bite if provoked.
Synonyms
A group of venomous snakes found in Africa and Asia that have a hood
A group of venomous snakes that live in Africa and Asia, like cobras
Compounds
- South African
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6.4
A dangerous African snake that defends itself by spitting venom into the eyes
- South African
A large African snake with a black neck that can spit venom into eyes and cause blindness
How Dangerous
- South African
1
8.9
52
2.3
- US
42
4.1
427
1.0
- US
4
3.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cobra comes from the Portuguese phrase cobra de capelo, which means 'snake with a hood'. Think of a 'cap' or hat on its head; that hood makes the snake look bigger, which is why we call this hooded, dangerous snake a cobra.