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Definition of Egyptian cobra
1. Noun. Cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Egyptian Cobra
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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