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[mahm-bah] 
–noun
| any of several long, slender, arboreal snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, of central and southern Africa, the bite of which is often fatal. |
Origin:
1860–65; < Nguni; cf. Zulu imamba, izimamba
1860–65; < Nguni; cf. Zulu imamba, izimamba
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| mam·ba (mäm'bə) n. Any of several venomous arboreal snakes of the genus Dendroaspis of tropical Africa, especially D. angusticeps, a green or black tree snake having an often fatal bite. [Zulu -mâmbà.] |
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mamba
"large venomous snake," 1862, from Zulu (i)mamba or Swahili mamba.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: mam·ba
Pronunciation: 'mäm-b&, 'mam-
Function: noun
: any of several venomous elapid snakes (genus Dendroaspis) ofsub-Saharan Africa that are related to the cobras but lack a dilatable hood; especially : a southern African snake (D. angusticeps) that has a light or olive-green phase and ablack phase, that attains in the latter phase a length of 12 feet (3.66 meters), and that is noted for the quickness with which it inflicts its often fatal bite
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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