Ophiophagus

Translingual

Etymology

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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

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