SPITTING COBRA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness

Synonyms:

black-necked cobra; Naja nigricollis; spitting cobra

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Nouns denoting animals

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)

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