mamba

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mam·ba /ˈmæmbə $ ˈmɑːmbə, ˈmæmbə/ noun [countable] HBAa poisonous African snake that is black or green 树眼镜蛇，曼巴〔非洲的一种黑色或绿色毒蛇〕

Examples from the Corpus

mamba• Slithering unseen and unheard through the branches, a green mamba is itself planning to make a kill.Origin mamba (1800-1900) Zulu im-amba

mam·ba nounChineseSyllable

or poisonous is African that black a snake Corpus green

mamba
mam‧ba /ˈmæmbə $ ˈmɑːmbə, ˈmæmbə/

noun [countable]

Date: 1800-1900
Language: Zulu
Origin: im-amba

a poisonous African snake that is black or green

mamba

BrE

/ˈmæmbə/

NAmE

/ˈmæmbə/

noun

a black or green poisonous African snake 树眼镜蛇，曼巴蛇（黑色或绿色，分布于非洲，有剧毒）