ring·hals (r ng h ls )n. pl. ring·hals·es An African snake (Hemachatus haemachatus) that spits venom at the eyes of an attacker, sometimes causing blindness. Also called spitting cobra. [Obsolete Afrikaans : ring, ring (from Middle Dutch rinc; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots) + hals, neck (from Middle Dutch; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots).] |
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| Noun | 1. |  ringhals - highly venomous snake of southern Africa able to spit venom up to seven feetelapid, elapid snake - any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres |
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