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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

  1. noun A small venomous snake found across Europe, including Britain, marked with a dark zigzag pattern down its back.
  2. noun A person or device that performs addition.

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