NAJA NIGRICOLLIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Naja nigricollis mean? 

• NAJA NIGRICOLLIS (noun)
  The noun NAJA NIGRICOLLIS has 1 sense:

1. aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness

  Familiarity information: NAJA NIGRICOLLIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NAJA NIGRICOLLIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

black-necked cobra; Naja nigricollis; spitting cobra

Hypernyms ("Naja nigricollis" is a kind of...):

cobra (venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood)

Holonyms ("Naja nigricollis" is a member of...):

genus Naja; Naja (cobras)