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クロクビコブラ (くろくびコブラ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

クロクビコブラ

Meanings

1

black-necked spitting cobra

usually written using kana alone

A venomous snake species (Naja nigricollis) known for spitting venom.

クロクビコブラはアフリカに生せい息そくする毒どく蛇へびだ。
The black-necked spitting cobra is a venomous snake that lives in Africa.

Kanji

黒black
頸neck, head

Written forms

クロクビコブラ
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling; usually written in kana.
黒くろ頸くびコブラ
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.

Etymology

Compound of 黒 (kuro, 'black') + 首 (kubi, 'neck') + コブラ (kobura, 'cobra').