green mamba

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English

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 Green mamba on Wikipedia
a green mamba, Dendroaspis angusticeps

Etymology

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Compound of green +‎ mamba, from Zulu imamba.

Noun

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green mamba (plural green mambas)

  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.
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