Definition of COBRA

1. Noun. Venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood.


Definition of COBRA

1. n. See Copra.

2. n. The cobra de capello.

Definition of COBRA

1. Acronym. (British) w:Cabinet Office Briefing Room A Cabinet Office Briefing Room A ¹

2. Acronym. (American English) (legal) Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, especially the provision that allows some employees to continue their group-based health insurance after leaving a job; also, health insurance obtained under this law. ¹

3. Noun. Any of various venomous snakes of the family ''Elapidae''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of COBRA

1. a venomous snake [n -S]

Medical Definition of COBRA

1. A genus of poisonous snakes of the subfamily elapinae of the family elapidae. There are six recognised species, all inhabiting africa except the asiatic (indian) cobra, naja naja. Some species "spit" their venom into the eyes of their "enemies". So-called spitting cobras show a high degree of accuracy in aiming for the eyes. The ringhals, the most highly specialised of the spitting cobras, is limited to southern africa. Its spray destroys eye tissue and can cause blindness; its bite can cause death. (moore: poisonous snakes of the world, 1980, p80) (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cobra

cobloaf
cobloaves
cobnut
cobnuts
coboose
cobooses
cobordant
cobordism
cobordisms
coboson
cobosons
coboundaries
coboundary
cobourg
cobourgs
cobra
cobra neurotoxins
cobra toxin
cobra venom cofactor
cobra venom factor
cobra venoms
cobralike
cobrand
cobranded
cobranding
cobrands
cobras
cobreil
cobric
cobrotoxin

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