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mamba in British English
(ˈmæmbə)
noun
any aggressive partly arboreal tropical African venomous elapid snake of the genus Dendroaspis, esp D. angusticeps (green and black mambas)
Word origin
from Zulu im-ambamamba in American English
(ˈmɑmbə)
noun
any of a genus (Dendroaspis) of extremely poisonous, elapine, African tree snakes similar to the cobras but not hooded; esp., a long, green E African snake (D. angusticeps)
Word origin
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reptileDefinition of 'mamba'
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