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boomslang

[ boom-slahng, -slang ]

noun

  1. a venomous, tree-dwelling snake, Dispholidus typus, of tropical and southern Africa, having black to greenish scales.

boomslang

/ ˈbuːmˌslæŋ /

noun

  1. a large greenish venomous arboreal colubrid snake, Dispholidus typus , of southern Africa

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Word History and Origins

Origin of boomslang1

1785–95; < Afrikaans, equivalent to boom tree ( boom 2, beam ) + slang snake

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Word History and Origins

Origin of boomslang1

C18: from Afrikaans, from boom tree + slang snake

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boom shotboom, sonic

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