cobra — meaning in English
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English meaning
- adder noun A small venomous snake found across Europe, including Britain, marked with a dark zigzag pattern down its back.
- cobra noun A venomous snake, especially of the genus Naja, known for flaring the skin of its neck into a hood when threatened.
- snake noun A long, legless reptile that moves by slithering, some species of which are venomous.
Senses
cobra is used for these senses in English:
- adder A hog-nosed snake, of genus Heterodon of harmless colubrid snakes found in North America
- cobra Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Naja.
- snake Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptile with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
- snake (figurative) A person who acts deceitfully for personal or social gain; a treacherous person.
adder — full definition
- noun A small venomous snake found across Europe, including Britain, marked with a dark zigzag pattern down its back.
- noun A person or device that performs addition.