Ophiophagus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ophiophagus \O`phi*oph"a*gus\, n. [NL. See {Ophiophagous}.]
     (Zool.)
     A genus of venomous East Indian snakes, which feed on other
     snakes. {Ophiophagus elaps} is said to be the largest and
     most deadly of poisonous snakes.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Ophiophagus
       n : king cobra [syn: {genus Ophiophagus}]