Ophiophagus

Ophiophagus
Ophi·oph·a·gus .ō-fē-'äf-ə-gəs n a genus of elapid snakes that includes the king cobra (O. hannah)

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Oph·i·oph·a·gus (of″e-ofґə-gəs) [Gr. ophis snake + phagein to eat] a genus of venomous snakes of the family Elapidae. O. hanґnah is the king cobra. See also table at snake.

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  • Ophiophagus — O phi*oph a*gus, n. [NL. See {Ophiophagous}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of venomous East Indian snakes, which feed on other snakes. {Ophiophagus elaps} is said to be the largest and most deadly of poisonous snakes. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ophiophagus — Königskobra Königskobra Systematik Klasse: Reptilien (Reptilia) Ordnung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ophiophagus — Cobra royal Cobra royal …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ophiophagus — noun king cobra • Syn: ↑genus Ophiophagus • Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Elapidae, ↑family Elapidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ophiophagus elaps — Ophiophagus O phi*oph a*gus, n. [NL. See {Ophiophagous}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of venomous East Indian snakes, which feed on other snakes. {Ophiophagus elaps} is said to be the largest and most deadly of poisonous snakes. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ophiophagus hannah — Königskobra Königskobra Systematik Klasse: Reptilien (Reptilia) Ordnung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ophiophagus hannah — Cobra royal Cobra royal …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ophiophagus hannah —   Cobra real …   Wikipedia Español

  • Ophiophagus hannah — noun large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja • Syn: ↑hamadryad, ↑king cobra, ↑Naja hannah • Hypernyms: ↑cobra • Member Holonyms: ↑Ophiophagus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ophiophagus bungarus — Hamadryad Ham a*dry ad (h[a^]m [.a]*dr[imac] [a^]d), n.; pl. E. {Hamadryads} ( [a^]dz), L. {Hamadryades} ( dr[imac] [.a]*d[=e]z). [L. Hamadryas, adis, Gr. Amadrya s; a ma together + dry^s oak, tree: cf. F. hamadryade. See {Same}, and {Tree}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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