Cobra Definition

kōbrə
cobras
noun
Any of several genera (esp. Naja) of very poisonous elapine snakes of Asia and Africa, having around the neck loose skin which is expanded into a hood when the snake is excited.
Webster's New World
Leather made of the skin of this snake.
Webster's New World
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abbreviation
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Webster's New World
See Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985.
Webster's New World Law
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Other Word Forms of Cobra

Noun

Singular:
cobra
Plural:
cobras

Origin of Cobra

  • Short for Portuguese cobra (de capello) snake (with a hood) from Latin colubra feminine of coluber

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Portuguese cobra, from Latin colubra (“snake”).

    From Wiktionary

Cobra Sentence Examples

  • His reminded her of a cobra about to strike, though he'd pulled the gun up to his shoulder.

  • Most venoms are tasteless, but cobra poison is said to be disagreeably bitter.

  • Of these, several poisonous species exist, including the cobra and karait (Naja tripudians and Bungarus caeruleus).

  • Like the cobra, also, the haje has its fangs extracted by the jugglers of the country, who afterwards train it to perform various tricks.

  • These poses include cobra pose, wheel pose, and sun salutation.

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Words Starting With

CCOCOB

Words Ending With

ARABRA

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Words Starting With C and Ending With A

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