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Definition of Naja nigricollis
1. Noun. Aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness.
Exact synonyms: Black-necked Cobra, Spitting Cobra
Group relationships: Genus Naja, Naja
Generic synonyms: Cobra
Group relationships: Genus Naja, Naja
Generic synonyms: Cobra
Lexicographical Neighbors of Naja Nigricollis
Literary usage of Naja nigricollis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Liberia by Harry Hamilton Johnston, Otto Stapf (1906)
"naja nigricollis is not infrequently seen in native villages, which it visits on
account of the rats and other vermin that form its food. ..."
2. Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich by Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Zürich (1856)
"Dissociation of enzymatic activity from lethality and pharmacological properties
by carbamylation of ly- sines in naja nigricollis and Naja naja aira snake ..."