Ophi·oph·a·gus .ō-fē-'äf-ə-gəs n a genus of elapid snakes that includes the king cobra (O. hannah)
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Oph·i·oph·a·gus (of″e-ofґə-gəs) [Gr. ophis snake + phagein to eat] a genus of venomous snakes of the family Elapidae. O. hanґnah is the king cobra. See also table at snake.Medical dictionary. 2011.