Egyptian cobra

American  

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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Etymology

Origin of Egyptian cobra

First recorded in 1905–10

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Egyptian cobra

In fact, that “serpent of old Nile” — Shakespeare’s phrase — probably used Egyptian cobra venom, possibly secreted in a hollow bodkin that she carried wound in her hair.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2016