cobra de capello

[ koh-bruh dee kuh-pel-oh ]

noun

, plural co·bras de ca·pel·lo.

1. Indian cobra.

cobra de capello

/ diː kəˈpɛləʊ /

noun

1. a cobra, Naja tripudians, that has ringlike markings on the body and exists in many varieties in S and SE Asia

Word History and Origins

Origin of cobra de capello¹

1660–70; < Portuguese: hooded snake ( cobra < Latin colubra snake; capello < Late Latin cappellus hood, equivalent to capp ( a ) cap ¹ + -ellus -elle ( def ) )

Example Sentences

Elaps, a genus of poisonous American snakes, the type of the family Elapid, to which belongs the cobra de capello.

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The cobra de capello is one of the most poisonous snakes with which we are acquainted.

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We use it as an abbreviation for cobra de capello, hooded snake, the second part of which is identical with Fr.

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He accordingly went, with piping and other ceremonies, and soon demonstrated a goodly cobra de capello struggling by the tail.

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It is a near relative to the deadly Cobra-de-Capello and is itself poisonous.

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