EGYPTIAN COBRA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death

Synonyms:

asp; Egyptian cobra; Naja haje

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Egyptian cobra" is a kind of...):

cobra (venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood)

Holonyms ("Egyptian cobra" is a member of...):

genus Naja; Naja (cobras)

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