cobra

an Egyptian cobra

Meaning

Noun

  • Any of various venomous snakes of the family Elapidae.
  • A type of lanyard knot, thought to resemble a snake in its shape.

Origin

  • Borrowed from Portuguese cobra, from Latin colubra.

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