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co⋅bra

1  [koh-bruh]
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1. any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
2. any of several similar, related African snakes, as the ringhals.
3. leather made from the skin of a cobra.
4. (initial capital letter) Military. a single-engine, two-seat U.S. Army attack helicopter armed with missiles, rockets, and a 20mm cannon and in service since 1977.
Origin:
1810–20; short for cobra de capello
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co⋅bra

2  [koh-bruh, kob-ruh]
–noun Australian.
head; skull.
Origin:
1825–35; < Dharuk gabarā
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co·bra   (kō'brə)   
n.  

  1. Any of several venomous 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.


[Short for Portuguese cobra (de capello), snake (with a hood), from Latin colubra, feminine of coluber.]
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Word Origin & History

cobra 
1802, from Port. cobra (de capello) "serpent (of the hood)," from L. colubra "a snake," of uncertain origin. The word came to Eng. via Portuguese colonies in India, where the native name is nag.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: COBRA
Pronunciation: 'kO-br&
Function: abbreviation
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 —see also Employee Retirement Income Security Act in the IMPORTANT LAWS section
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: co·bra
Pronunciation: 'kO-br&
Function: noun
1 : any of several very venomous Asian and African elapid snakes of the generaNaja and Ophiophagus that when excited expand the skin of the neck into a broad hood by movement of the anterior ribs —see INDIAN COBRA, KING COBRA
2 : either of two African snakes that spit their venom froma distance: a : BLACK-NECKED COBRA b : RINGHALS
3 : MAMBA
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Computing Dictionary

COBRA spelling
Do you mean CORBA? Or is there a COBRA?
(1996-05-10)

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
COBRA
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