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SPITTING COBRA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness
Synonyms:
black-necked cobra; Naja nigricollis; spitting cobra
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("spitting cobra" is a kind of...):
cobra (venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood)
Holonyms ("spitting cobra" is a member of...):
genus Naja; Naja (cobras)