cobra chicken

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cobra chicken

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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.

noun cobra chickens

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.

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"cobra chicken." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cobra%20chicken. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cobra chicken. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cobra%20chicken

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"cobra chicken." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cobra%20chicken.

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@misc{cobra_chicken_2026,
  title = {cobra chicken},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cobra%20chicken},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}