Word.ws English Dictionary

boomslang

/ˈbuːmˌslæŋ/

boomslang noun: a highly venomous snake found in sub-Saharan Africa, Dispholidus typus.

Noun

boomslang (plural boomslang or boomslangs)

  1. (South Africa) A highly venomous snake found in sub-Saharan Africa, Dispholidus typus.

boomslang meaning in Tamil

boomslang in Tamil

இது ஒரு பாம்பு இனமாகும்

Forms of boomslang

pluralboomslang
pluralboomslangs
alternative form (dated)boomslange

Origin of boomslang

From Afrikaans boomslang, from Dutch boomslang, composed of boom (“tree”) + slang (“snake”).

Questions about boomslang

What does boomslang mean?
Boomslang means a highly venomous snake found in sub-Saharan Africa, Dispholidus typus.
What is boomslang in Tamil?
Boomslang in Tamil is இது ஒரு பாம்பு இனமாகும். See Boomslang meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is boomslang?
Boomslang is a noun.
How do you pronounce boomslang?
Boomslang is pronounced /ˈbuːmˌslæŋ/.
What is the plural of boomslang?
The plural of boomslang is boomslang.

Words near boomslang in the dictionary

  1. Boomses
  2. boomshakalaka
  3. boomshakalakas
  4. boomshanka
  5. boomshoot
  6. boomslang
  7. boomslange
  8. boomslanges
  9. boomslangs
  10. boomster
  11. boomsters

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: boomslang (page history and authors); boomslang (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “boomslang.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/boomslang. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.