How many syllables in cobra?

There are 2 syllables in the word cobra.

How to pronounce cobra:

cobra (noun):: any of several related african snakes; venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood.; any of several venomous asian and african elapid snakes (genera naja and ophiophagus) that when excited expand the skin of the neck into a hood by movement of the anterior ribs

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black-necked cobra

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blue racer

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bull snake

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chicken snake

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coral snake

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elapid snake

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garter snake

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hognose snake

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