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Merriam Webster's

noun (plural uraei) Etymology: New Latin, from Late Greek ouraios, a kind of snake Date: 1832 a representation of the sacred asp (Naja haje) appearing in ancient Egyptian art and especially on the headdress of rulers and serving as a symbol of sovereignty

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. the sacred serpent as an emblem of power represented on the head-dress of Egyptian divinities and sovereigns. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk ouraios, repr. the Egypt. word for 'cobra'

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Uraeus U*r[ae]"us, n. [NL., fr. L. uraeus pertaining to a tail, Gr. ?, fr. ? tail.] (Egypt. Arch[ae]ol.) A serpent, or serpent's head and neck, represented on the front of the headdresses of divinities and sovereigns as an emblem of supreme power.