First Known Use: 1802
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cobra
noun co·bra \ˈkō-brə\
: a very poisonous snake found in Asia and Africa
Full Definition of COBRA
: any of several venomous Asian and African elapid snakes (genera Naja and Ophiophagus) that when excited expand the skin of the neck into a hood by movement of the anterior ribs; also : any of several related African snakes
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Origin of COBRA
Portuguese cobra (de capello), literally, hooded snake, from Latin colubra snake
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COBRA Defined for Kids
cobra
noun co·bra \ˈkō-brə\
Definition of COBRA for Kids
: a very poisonous snake of Asia and Africa that puffs out the skin around its neck into a hood when threatened
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cobra
noun co·bra \ˈkō-brə\
Medical Definition of COBRA
1
: any of several very venomous Asian and African elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus 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
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