| 释义 |
‖ Naja|ˈneɪdʒə, ˈneɪjə|
Also naia.
[mod.L., f. Hindī nāg snake.]
A genus of highly venomous snakes, comprising the species N. tripudians of India and N. haje of Africa; the Indian or African cobra; a snake belonging to either of these species.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp. App., Naia, in zoology, the name of a species of Coluber. 1770Pennant Ind. Zool. 9 You dread the spring of the Tiger, or the mortal bite of the Naja. 1788Gray in Phil. Trans. LXXIX. 25, I need only mention the Naja, a species well known to be very venomous. 1840Penny Cycl. XVI. 63/1 A gigantic hooded serpent..which, he remarked, was not a Naja. 1888Riverside Nat. Hist. III. 377 The fangs of the Naja are long and grooved. |