Egyptian cobra

noun

A species of cobra found in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula (Naja haje) often referred to as an asp.

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aspNaja haje
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Meanings

nounEgyptian cobra (plural Egyptian cobras)

plural Egyptian cobras

  1. A species of cobra found in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula (Naja haje) often referred to as an asp.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death

Similar
aspNaja haje
Broader
cobra
Also see
asp

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian египетска кобра
  • египетска кобра (egipetska kobra)Naja haje
Catalan cobra egípcia
  • cobra egípciaNaja haje
Chinese Mandarin 埃及眼鏡蛇 /埃及眼镜蛇
  • 埃及眼鏡蛇 /埃及眼镜蛇 (Āijí yǎnjìngshé)Naja haje
Estonian Egiptuse kobra
  • Egiptuse kobraNaja haje
Finnish egyptinkobra, kleopatrankobra
  • egyptinkobraNaja haje
  • kleopatrankobraNaja haje
  • aspiskäärmeNaja haje
French cobra égyptien
  • cobra égyptienNaja haje
German Uräusschlange, Ägyptische Kobra
  • UräusschlangeNaja haje
  • Ägyptische KobraNaja haje
Japanese アスプコブラ
  • アスプコブラ (asupukobura)Naja haje
Polish kobra egipska, wąż Kleopatry
  • kobra egipskaNaja haje
  • wąż KleopatryNaja haje
Russian еги́петская ко́бра
  • еги́петская ко́бра (jegípetskaja kóbra)Naja haje
Spanish cobra egipcia, áspid de Cleopatra
  • cobra egipciaNaja haje
  • áspid de CleopatraNaja haje
Swedish egyptisk kobra
  • egyptisk kobraNaja haje
Cite this entry
APA

Egyptian cobra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Egyptian%20cobra

MLA

“Egyptian cobra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Egyptian%20cobra. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Egyptian cobra,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Egyptian%20cobra.

Source: Egyptian cobra on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.