green mamba

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Dendroaspis angusticeps, a venomous snake native to Africa, the common mamba, eastern green mamba.
  2. Dendroaspis viridis, a venomous snake native to western Africa; the western green mamba.

Word forms

green mamba green mambas

Etymology

Compound of green + mamba, from Zulu imamba.

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