king cobra

/kɪŋ ˌkoʊbrə/
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Definitions of king cobra
  1. noun
    large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja
    synonyms: Naja hannah, Ophiophagus hannah, hamadryad
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    type of:
    cobra
    a venomous Asiatic and African elapid snake that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood
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