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ring·hals (riŋ′hals)

noun pl. ringhals -·hals or ringhalses -·halses

a small, rough-skinned spitting cobra (Hemachatus hemachatus) of S Africa that usually sprays jets of venom at the eyes of an aggressor

Etymology: Afrik, obs. sp. of rinkals < Du ring (see ring) + hals, neck: see collar

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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