English Explanatory Dictionary

cobra chicken

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Canada goose (Branta canadensis).

Word forms

cobra chicken cobra chickens

Etymology

From a likening of the bird to a cobra due to its tendency to warn off threats by rearing its long-necked head and hissing.

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