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单词 spitting cobra
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spitting cobra

noun

: any of several cobras (such as Naja nigricollis and Hemachatus haemachatus of Africa) that in defense typically eject their venom toward the victim without striking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Instead, the escape artist turned out to be a type of spitting cobra native to Africa. Washington Post, 2 July 2021 Take spitting cobras, which bite and spray painful, blinding venom at the eyes and face of an assailant, thanks to pores in their fangs. National Geographic, 7 Jan. 2020 Fire ants, spitting cobras and even some species of birds are known to disable their prey with harmful sprays. Douglas Quenqua, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2018 Among them was the African spitting cobra, Spracklandus. Benjamin Jones, Smithsonian, 7 Sep. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

spitting cobra

noun

: black-necked cobra
also : an African cobra (Hemachatus hemachatus) that in defense typically ejects its venom toward the victim without striking
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