Cleopatra's snake

Cleopatra's snake
Haje Ha"je (h[aum]"j[-e]), n. [Ar. hayya snake.] (Zo["o]l.) The Egyptian asp or cobra ({Naja haje}.) It is related to the cobra of India, and like the latter has the power of inflating its neck into a hood. Its bite is very venomous. It is supposed to be the snake by means of whose bite Cleopatra committed suicide, and hence is sometimes called {Cleopatra's snake} or {asp}. See {Asp}. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • asp — Haje Ha je (h[aum] j[ e]), n. [Ar. hayya snake.] (Zo[ o]l.) The Egyptian asp or cobra ({Naja haje}.) It is related to the cobra of India, and like the latter has the power of inflating its neck into a hood. Its bite is very venomous. It is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Haje — Ha je (h[aum] j[ e]), n. [Ar. hayya snake.] (Zo[ o]l.) The Egyptian asp or cobra ({Naja haje}.) It is related to the cobra of India, and like the latter has the power of inflating its neck into a hood. Its bite is very venomous. It is supposed to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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