Main Entry: co·bra

Pronunciation: \ˈkō-brə\

Function: noun

1 : any of several very venomous Asian and African elapid snakes of the genera Naja 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 from a distance: a : black-necked cobra b : ringhals
3 : mamba