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Meaning of OPHIOPHAGUS

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  king cobra
 
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 Synonyms: genus Ophiophagus
 
 See Also: Elapidae, family Elapidae, hamadryad, king cobra, Naja hannah, Ophiophagus hannan, reptile genus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 

 

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