ophiophagus hannah

1. 1.

   large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja

   Synonymshamadryadking cobraNaja hannah

   Broadercobra

   Part ofOphiophagus

Questions about ophiophagus hannah

What does ophiophagus hannah mean?

ophiophagus hannah means "large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja".

What is another word for ophiophagus hannah?

Close synonyms include hamadryad, king cobra, Naja hannah. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ophiophagus hannah a common word?

ophiophagus hannah is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.