Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cobra chicken

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: co-bra chick-en
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Canada goose (Branta canadensis).

Canadian usage; American usage; Humorous; Slang

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"And yeah, it's totally fitting that Alana would have a flock of Cobra Chickens to protect her security company."

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cobra chickens (plural)

Questions

What does cobra chicken mean?: A Canada goose (Branta canadensis).
Where does cobra chicken come from?: 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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