cobra

Pronunciation: /ˈkoʊbɹə/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese cobra, from Latin colubra (“a female snake”).

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Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
elapid
Narrower (hyponyms)
black-necked cobra, indian cobra, hamadryad, asp

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