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cobra

UK/ˈkəʊbɹə/ US/ˈkɒbɹə/ fairly common uk us

noun

1.

venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood

Origin

Borrowed from Portuguese cobra, from Latin colubra (“a female snake”).

Phrases

  • cobra chicken
  • cobra effect
  • cobra lily
  • cobra maneuver
  • cobra pose
  • cobra roll
  • cobra saffron
  • Pugachev's cobra

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