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A large venomous snake found in Africa, taxonomic name Dendroaspis polylepis. Despite the name, this species of snake is not black; its colour ranges widely from olive-brown, khaki or grey, sometimes to darker hues, especially when old. The inside of the mouth is black, but in spite of a recent urban legend there is no indication that that has anything to do with the name "black mamba", which is a much older usage than any such suggestion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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a highly venomous southern African mamba dreaded because of its quickness and readiness to bite
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Dendroaspis augusticeps
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mamba
Narrower terms: green mamba
Predominantly the Zulu language iMamba
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
mamba negra
— A large venomous snake
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Finnish:
mustamamba
— A large venomous snake
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French:
mamba noir
— A large venomous snake
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Russian:
чёрная ма́мба
(čórnaja mámba)
— A large venomous snake
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Swahili:
songwe class 9/10 animate
— A large venomous snake
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Swahili:
mamba
— A large venomous snake
