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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.
2. 2
   arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   a dialect of the Zimba language spoken in the Congo

Synonyms

All synonyms

snake

Example

More examples

"The African Black mamba is a large and highly venomous snake."

Etymology

From Zulu imamba.

Related phrases

black mambagreen mamba

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