king cobra

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king cobra Meaning of "king cobra"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja

Synonym(s)

naja hannah, ophiophagus hannah

Usage(s):

  1. A petrifying few minutes in which a Burmese priestess of fertility entices a reeling, slavering, divine king cobra from his cave, reverently kisses him three times on the brow.
  2. Many other jellyfish have stings, but those of the Physalia group secrete a nerve poison almost as virulent as the king cobra's venom.
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