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| co·bra [ kṓbrə ] (plural co·bras) |
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venomous snake: a venomous snake that, when excited, rears up and spreads the skin behind its head to form a hood. Native to: tropical Asia and Africa. Genera Naja, Ophiophagus.
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| [Early 19th century. Shortening of cobra de capello "snake with a hood" < Portuguese; cobra< Latin cubra "snake"] |
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