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Cobra

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Noun

1. cobra

venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood

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Cobra

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noun
1. 
any highly venomous elapid snake of the genus Naja, such as N. naja (Indian cobra), of tropical Africa and Asia. When alarmed they spread the skin of the neck region into a hood
2. 
any related snake, such as the king cobra
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(in the UK) Cabinet Office Briefing Room A: the civil contingencies committee that leads the UK's responses to crises such as terrorist attacks and epidemics

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Cobra

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Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act: the U.S. law that concerns the continuation of group healthcare benefits after termination of employment
noun
1. 
any of several genera (esp. Naja) of very poisonous elapine snakes of Asia and Africa, having around the neck loose skin which is expanded into a hood when the snake is excited
2. 
leather made of the skin of this snake

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Cobra

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n.
1. Any of various venomous elapid snakes, especially of the genus Naja, that are native to Asia and Africa and are capable of expanding the skin of the neck to form a flattened hood.
2. Leather made from the skin of one of these snakes.

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