ophiophagus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun king cobra
    genus Ophiophagus.

WordNet

O`phi*oph"a*gus noun
Etymology
NL. See Ophiophagous.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913