单词 | spitting cobra |
释义 | spitting cobra in American English any of various cobras, esp. the ringhals and a small, black-necked African cobra (Naja nigricollis), that spray jets of venom at the eyes of an aggressor spitting cobra in American Englishnoun any cobra or cobralike snake, esp. the ringhals, that sprays venom at the eyes of approaching animals Word origin [1905–10]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Expressionism, aspect ratio, jazz, scrounge, thiamineExamples of 'spitting cobra' in a sentence |
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