"snake-eating cobra" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: snake-eating cobras [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} snake-eating cobra (plural snake-eating cobras)
  1. (archaic) A king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah). Tags: archaic Categories (lifeform): Elapid snakes
    Sense id: en-snake-eating_cobra-en-noun-a-b6x4n- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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