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Egyptian cobra

noun

  1. a highly venomous cobra, Naja haje, inhabiting northern and central Africa and Jordan, growing to a length of 8 feet (2.4 meters) or more.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Egyptian cobra1

First recorded in 1905–10

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