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cobra chicken

cobra chicken noun: a Canada goose (Branta canadensis).

cobra chicken: a Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
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Noun

cobra chicken (plural cobra chickens)

  1. (Canada, US, humorous, slang) A Canada goose (Branta canadensis).
    • But as much as I wanted to let her chase down the cobra chicken like it was hunting season, this was the middle of the summer.2020 December, Randy King, “What's Good For The Goose”, in Northwest Sportsman, volume 13, number 3, page 143
    • Finn loved this kid and marveled at how quickly she calmed down. He didn't want to let her out of his sight ever again, even to go outside and feed cobra chickens.2023, H. S. Torben, Flying Fluke, unnumbered page

Forms of cobra chicken

pluralcobra chickens

Origin of cobra chicken

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.

Questions about cobra chicken

What does cobra chicken mean?
Cobra chicken means a Canada goose (Branta canadensis).
What part of speech is cobra chicken?
Cobra chicken is a noun.
What is the plural of cobra chicken?
The plural of cobra chicken is cobra chickens.

Words near cobra chicken in the dictionary

  1. cobourg
  2. cobourgs
  3. COBR
  4. cobra
  5. cobra capella
  6. cobra chicken
  7. cobra chickens
  8. cobra de capello
  9. cobra effect
  10. cobra effects
  11. cobra lilies

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