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OPHIOPHAGUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ophiophagus mean?
• OPHIOPHAGUS (noun)
The noun OPHIOPHAGUS has 1 sense:
1. king cobra
Familiarity information: OPHIOPHAGUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
King cobra
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Ophiophagus; Ophiophagus
Hypernyms ("Ophiophagus" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "Ophiophagus"):
hamadryad; king cobra; Naja hannah; Ophiophagus hannah (large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja)
Holonyms ("Ophiophagus" is a member of...):
Elapidae; family Elapidae (cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakes)
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