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spitting cobra
noun
- any cobra or cobralike snake, especially the ringhals, that sprays venom at the eyes of approaching animals.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spitting cobra1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
Presumably the Natal ombozi, or spitting cobra, Naja hæmachites, who is fully equal to the feat described.
From Project Gutenberg
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