cobra

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkəʊbrə/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkoʊbrə/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kō′brə for 1-2; kō′brə, kob′rə for 2)

co•bra¹ /ˈkoʊbrə/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -bras.

co•bra¹ (kō′brə),USA pronunciation n.

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.
any of several similar, related African snakes, as the ringhals.
Clothingleather made from the skin of a cobra.
Military(cap.) a single-engine, two-seat U.S. Army attack helicopter armed with missiles, rockets, and a 20mm cannon and in service since 1977.

co•bra² (kō′brə, kob′rə),USA pronunciation n. [Australian.]

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cobra /ˈkəʊbrə/ n

any highly venomous elapid snake of the genus Naja, such as N. naja (Indian cobra), of Africa and Asia. When alarmed they spread the skin of the neck region into a hood

Etymology: 19th Century: from Portuguese cobra (de capello) snake (with a hood), from Latin colubra snake

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COBRA /ˈkəʊbrə/ n acronym for

(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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