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green mamba

green mamba noun: dendroaspis angusticeps, a venomous snake native to Africa, the common mamba, eastern green mamba.

green mamba: dendroaspis angusticeps, a venomous snake native to Africa, the common mamba, eastern green mamba
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Noun

green mamba (plural green mambas)

  1. Dendroaspis angusticeps, a venomous snake native to Africa, the common mamba, eastern green mamba.
  2. Dendroaspis viridis, a venomous snake native to western Africa; the western green mamba.

Forms of green mamba

pluralgreen mambas

Origin of green mamba

Compound of green + mamba, from Zulu imamba.

Questions about green mamba

What does green mamba mean?
Green mamba means dendroaspis angusticeps, a venomous snake native to Africa, the common mamba, eastern green mamba.
What part of speech is green mamba?
Green mamba is a noun.
What is the plural of green mamba?
The plural of green mamba is green mambas.

Words near green mamba in the dictionary

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  2. green lung
  3. green lungs
  4. green lynx spider
  5. green lynx spiders
  6. green mamba
  7. green mambas
  8. green man
  9. green manure
  10. green manures
  11. green marble

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