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# cobra

noun (a cobra, cobras)

«cobra» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A cobra is a large, very poisonous snake from Africa and Asia that can spread the skin of its neck into a wide hood when it is in danger or angry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cobra/#m1)

### In the lessons

In nature lessons cobras are an example of venomous reptiles; some can spit venom into the eyes of an enemy. In stories, a cobra rising and spreading its hood is a sign of danger; snake charmers play music to cobras. Safety: never go near a wild snake. Phrases: king cobra, spitting cobra, the cobra's hood.

### Examples

- The cobra raised its head and spread its hood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cobra/#x1)
- A king cobra is the longest venomous snake in the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cobra/#x2)
- Cobras live in hot parts of Africa and Asia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cobra/#x3)
- The spitting cobra can shoot venom at its enemies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cobra/#x4)
- In the story, the mongoose fought the cobra. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cobra/#x5)
- The zookeeper fed the cobra from behind thick glass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cobra/#x6)
- When the cobra runs for her life, she goes like a whip-lash flicked across a horse’s neck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cobra/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a cobra, cobras. Pronounced KOH-bra. Cobras are «venomous» (they bite to inject venom), which people often call «poisonous». Myth: snakes are not really charmed by the music; they follow the movement of the pipe.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cobra» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cobra/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cobra» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cobra.html) on Mova free.