asp vs cobra

asp and cobra both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
asp	Yes	No	No	No
cobra	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cobra is a hypernym of asp; that is, cobra is a word with a broader meaning than asp:

asp: cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death
cobra: venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood

asp (noun)	cobra (noun)
of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder	venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood
cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death