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cobra

[koh-bruh] / ˈkoʊ brə /


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Carse produced a lifter to Usman Khawaja so venomous it could have been a spitting cobra.

From BBC Nov. 21, 2025

Gabriella Comi and her guide David spotted a cobra moving towards two napping lions in the Serengeti National Park in the scorching midday sun.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2025

This drama will not end well: “Watch Your Step” has a coiled energy, a cobra poised to strike.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2025

When she and Dr. Tessler analyzed the leech’s movement, they identified that it made a curling motion similar to the move a cobra makes before it strikes.

From New York Times Jun. 20, 2024

He struck like a cobra; the food was gone before it even touched the floor.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon




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