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Definition of king cobra in English: king cobranoun A brownish cobra with an orange-cream throat patch, native to southern Asia. It is the largest of all venomous snakes. Ophiophagus hannah, family Elapidae Also called hamadryad Example sentencesExamples - They soon came to a passageway, and as they marched along the corridor, Miri noticed the large king cobra followed on the heels of the Prophet just as a dog follows its master.
- On her tail was a snake-like demon that stood about human-height, with arms stretching nearly to the floor, and a curved, hood of a head, much like that of a king cobra.
- A king cobra's nest was discovered on May 1 near the house of Mogappa, a coffee and cardamom grower, near Kumarahalli Bachahalli in Kodagu.
- ‘I think you'd better speak to my husband,’ she said with a cold stare that would have petrified a king cobra.
- Likening his unblinking stare to a king cobra on the verge of striking, she notes that Pirabhakaran had ‘gone taut, all ready to spring.’
Definition of king cobra in US English: king cobranounkiNG ˈkōbrə A brownish cobra with an orange-cream throat patch, native to southern Asia. It is the largest of all venomous snakes. Ophiophagus hannah, family Elapidae Also called hamadryad Example sentencesExamples - Likening his unblinking stare to a king cobra on the verge of striking, she notes that Pirabhakaran had ‘gone taut, all ready to spring.’
- A king cobra's nest was discovered on May 1 near the house of Mogappa, a coffee and cardamom grower, near Kumarahalli Bachahalli in Kodagu.
- They soon came to a passageway, and as they marched along the corridor, Miri noticed the large king cobra followed on the heels of the Prophet just as a dog follows its master.
- On her tail was a snake-like demon that stood about human-height, with arms stretching nearly to the floor, and a curved, hood of a head, much like that of a king cobra.
- ‘I think you'd better speak to my husband,’ she said with a cold stare that would have petrified a king cobra.
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