Ophiophagus
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Translingual
Etymology
ophio- (“snake”) + -phagus (“-eater”)
Proper noun
Ophiophagus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Elapidae – the king cobra or hamadryad.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order; Serpentes – order; Caenophidia – suborder; Elapoidea – superfamily; Elapidae – family; Elapinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ophiophagus hannah - sole accepted extant species
References
Ophiophagus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Ophiophagus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Ophiophagus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Ophiophagus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
