genus Naja

Thesaurus

Noun

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genus Naja - cobras Najareptile genus - a genus of reptilesElapidae, family Elapidae - cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakesIndian cobra, Naja naja - a cobra of tropical Africa and AsiaEgyptian cobra, Naja haje, asp - cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and deathblack-necked cobra, Naja nigricollis, spitting cobra - aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness