spitting cobra
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of spitting cobra
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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Carse produced a lifter to Usman Khawaja so venomous it could have been a spitting cobra.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
Currently, there is no effective treatment for tackling severe local envenoming caused by spitting cobra venom.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2024
The zoo is home to species including an African grey parrot, a vervet monkey, giant lizards known as Nile monitors, a desert tortoise, a horned viper snake and a Nubian spitting cobra.
From Seattle Times • May 10, 2023
Forget about the arm for a minute, that implausibly strong, tensile, spitting cobra of an arm.
From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2021
His head is shaped like a pear standing on its stem and has two eyes spaced about six inches apart and they are as friendly as those of a spitting cobra irked by hives.
From Operation Earthworm by Archibald, Joe
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