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cobra de capello
[ koh-bruh dee kuh-pel-oh ]
cobra de capello
/ diː kəˈpɛləʊ /
noun
- a cobra, Naja tripudians, that has ringlike markings on the body and exists in many varieties in S and SE Asia
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cobra de capello1
1660–70; < Portuguese: hooded snake ( cobra < Latin colubra snake; capello < Late Latin cappellus hood, equivalent to capp ( a ) cap 1 + -ellus -elle ( def ) )
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Example Sentences
Elaps, a genus of poisonous American snakes, the type of the family Elapid, to which belongs the cobra de capello.
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The cobra de capello is one of the most poisonous snakes with which we are acquainted.
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We use it as an abbreviation for cobra de capello, hooded snake, the second part of which is identical with Fr.
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He accordingly went, with piping and other ceremonies, and soon demonstrated a goodly cobra de capello struggling by the tail.
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It is a near relative to the deadly Cobra-de-Capello and is itself poisonous.
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