Definition of Egyptian cobra

1. Noun. Cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death.

Exact synonyms: Asp, Naja Haje
Group relationships: Genus Naja, Naja
Generic synonyms: Cobra

Lexicographical Neighbors of Egyptian Cobra

Egretta
Egretta albus
Egretta caerulea
Egretta garzetta
Egretta thula
Egypt
Egyptian
Egyptian Arabic
Egyptian Empire
Egyptian Islamic Jihad
Egyptian Mau
Egyptian Maus
Egyptian bean
Egyptian capital
Egyptian cat
Egyptian cobra (current term)
Egyptian corn
Egyptian cotton
Egyptian darkness
Egyptian deity
Egyptian fraction
Egyptian fractions
Egyptian haematuria
Egyptian henbane
Egyptian lupine
Egyptian monetary unit
Egyptian onion
Egyptian ophthalmia
Egyptian paper reed

Literary usage of Egyptian cobra

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annual Report of the New York Zoological Society by New York Zoological Society (1905)
"Egyptian cobra OR "ASP." In its passive moods, there are no indications of a " hood. ... Experiment No. i; Egyptian cobra (N. haje).—A small wooden box, ..."

2. Catalogue of the Egyptian Antiquities in the Museum of Hartwell House by John Lee (1858)
"Clot Bey informed the maker of this catalogue that the Egyptian cobra was not a venomous ... The Egyptian cobra, in the attitude of the inscriptions. ..."

3. Zoology of the Bible by Harland Coultas (1876)
"Among the poisonous snakes is one which possesses a classical and historical, as well as Biblical interest, the asp, or Egyptian cobra di capello (Naja ..."

4. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1857)
"The worm which I am about to describe was found in the lung of the Egyptian cobra, Naja Hage, kindly sent to me for examination by DW Mitchell, ..."

5. Encyclopædia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political and by Thomas Kelly Cheyne (1903)
"Tristram ' ™ ' the most venomous are:—(a) The Kaja Aaje, or Egyptian cobra, found in Southern Palestine and common in Egypt. ..."

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