Hooded+snake

  • 21cobra — co•bra [[t]ˈkoʊ brə[/t]] n. pl. bras 1) ram any venomous Old World elapid snake of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hood 2) ram any of several related African snakes • Etymology: 1810–20;… …

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  • 22cobra — noun Etymology: Portuguese cobra (de capello), literally, hooded snake, from Latin colubra snake Date: 1802 any of several venomous Asian and African elapid snakes (genera Naja and Ophiophagus) that when excited expand the skin of the neck into a …

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  • 23Siddhesvara Temple — The Siddhesvara Temple (or Siddheshvara Temple) is located in the town of Haveri in Haveri district, Karnataka state, India. It is considered an ornate example of 12th century Western Chalukyan art and is well known for the many loose sculptures… …

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  • 24cobra de capello — /koh breuh dee keuh pel oh/, pl. cobras de capello. See Indian cobra. [1660 70; < Pg: hooded snake (cobra < L colubra snake; capello < LL cappellus hood, equiv. to capp(a) CAP1 + ellus ELLE)] * * * …

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  • 25cobra — n. Hooded snake, spectacle snake, cobra de capello …

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  • 26cobra-de-capello — n. [Port.] Cobra, hooded snake, spectacle snake (Naja tripudians) …

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  • 27cobra — I. /ˈkɒbrə / (say kobruh), /ˈkoʊbrə / (say kohbruh) noun 1. any snake of the genus Naja, exceedingly venomous and characterised by the ability to expand the skin of its neck so that it assumes a hood like form. 2. Aeronautics a manoeuvre in which …

  • 28Cobra de capello — Co bra de ca*pel lo [Pg., serpent of the hood.] (Zo[ o]l.) The hooded snake ({Naia tripudians}), a highly venomous serpent inhabiting India. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 29Naia tripudians — Cobra de capello Co bra de ca*pel lo [Pg., serpent of the hood.] (Zo[ o]l.) The hooded snake ({Naia tripudians}), a highly venomous serpent inhabiting India. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 30Rishyasringa — According to Hindu mythology and scriptures, Rishyasringa (Sanskrit:ऋष्यशृंग, IAST: unicode|Ṛṣyaśṛnga) ( deer horned in Sanskrit) or Ekashringa (one horned), was a boy born with the horns of a deer. His father was the rishi Vibhandaka, and his&#8230; …

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