| spitting | 1. Mucus and other fluids formed in the air passages and upper food passages (the mouth), and expelled by coughing. See: sputum. 2. The act of spitting; the expelling from the mouth of saliva, mucus, and other material from the air or upper food passages. Synonym: spitting. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| spitting cobra |
black-necked cobra: aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa; rarely bites but spits venom that may cause blindness
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The spitting cobra refers to a group of cobras that spit venom when defending themself against predators. The venom of the spitting cobras though not generally fatal, often causes blindness and/or facial/body scars. Despite the name these snakes don't spit. They rather spray the venom, using air expelled from the lungs to pump the toxin from their fangs (much like a squirt gun). When cornered, it can "spit" up to 2 meters. ...
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| spitting c. |
any of several cobras that have a venom canal opening forward in the fangs, so that the snake can eject a fine spray of venom over a distance of several meters (“spitting”). If the venom enters the eyes severe irritation results, and secondary infection may lead to blindness. The group includes the black-necked cobra, the Mozambique cobra, and Naja naja sputatrix, a subspecies of N. naja.
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| spitting | the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) |
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| spitting | aggressive cobra widely distributed in Africa |
| spitting | a perfect likeness or counterpart |
| spitting | highly venomous snake of southern Africa able to spit venom up to seven feet |
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