Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several highly venomous elapid snakes of the genus Dendroaspis of tropical Africa, especially D. angusticeps, the green mamba, or D. polylepis, the black mamba.
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- noun Any of various venomous
snakes of the genusDendroaspis , native to Africa, that live in trees.
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- noun arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The lama accepts the khata, throws dice, to indicate a certain page in a sacred book which is turned up, whereupon the name of the mamba is announced.
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Speaking in debate on the Local Government Transition Bill, he said every black authority had been destroyed by the ANC "mamba" let loose by the Government.
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At this moment, too, the local papers are full of recipes for the prevention and cure of snake-bites, public attention being much attracted to the subject on account of an Englishman having been bitten by a black "mamba" (a very venomous adder) a short time since, and having died of the wound in a few hours.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876 Various
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Please be careful or kongwe ng'ombe dume mamba mlikula.
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Correia fills the book withenough action for any red-blooded male, a variety ofbad mamba jambamonsters, and wonderful characters.
John Brown – the author’s official site » 2009 » December 2009
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As Marty cast his vote for Brenda, he said: You're the black widow, king cobra, and black mamba all rolled into one.
Tallulah Morehead: Survivor 21: Infants vs. Senior Citizens : Spinning Marty Tallulah Morehead 2010
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As Marty cast his vote for Brenda, he said: You're the black widow, king cobra, and black mamba all rolled into one.
Tallulah Morehead: Survivor 21: Infants vs. Senior Citizens : Spinning Marty Tallulah Morehead 2010
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Please be careful or kongwe ng'ombe dume mamba mlikula.
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Correia fills the book withenough action for any red-blooded male, a variety ofbad mamba jambamonsters, and wonderful characters.
John Brown – the author’s official site » 2009 » December » 06 2009
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Correia fills the book withenough action for any red-blooded male, a variety ofbad mamba jambamonsters, and wonderful characters.
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