mamba

mam·ba  (mämb)

n.

Any of several venomous arboreal snakes of the genus Dendroaspis of tropical Africa, especially D. angusticeps, a green or black tree snake having an often fatal bite.

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[Zulu -mâmbà.]

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mamba [ˈmæmbə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any aggressive partly arboreal tropical African venomous elapid snake of the genus Dendroaspis, esp D. angusticeps (green and black mambas)

[from Zulu im-amba]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mamba - arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal elapid, elapid snake - any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres Dendraspis, Dendroaspis, genus Dendraspis, genus Dendroaspis - mambas black mamba, Dendroaspis augusticeps - a highly venomous southern African mamba dreaded because of its quickness and readiness to bite

Translations

mamba [ˈmæmbə] N (Zool) → mamba f

mamba

n → Mamba f