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Mamba

Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.

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Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.

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Word	Definition
dendraspisnoun	mambas
dendroaspisnoun	mambas
genus dendraspisnoun	mambas
genus dendroaspisnoun	mambas
black mambanoun	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.
sand vipernoun	Any of various snakes:
marsh snakenoun	Any of several snakes of the genus Hemiaspis
horned addernoun	Any of certain venomous South African vipers
elapidnoun	(zoology) Any of many species of snakes of the family Elapidae, including the cobras, mambas, and coral snakes
daboianoun	A large, venomous Asiatic viper of the genus Daboia.
centipede-eaternoun	Any of various snakes, of the genus Aparallactus, native to Africa.
death addernoun	Any snake of the genus Acanthophis, a group of highly venomous elapids found in Australia and New Guinea.
cobranoun	Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Naja.
cape cobranoun	Naja nivea, a moderate-sized, highly venomous cobra inhabiting a wide variety of biomes across southern Africa.
black snakenoun	Any of certain snakes that are black in colour:
mapepirenoun	(Trinidad and Tobago) The venomous snake Lachesis muta.
mongoosenoun	Any of several species of generalist predatory carnivores in the family Herpestidae; the various species range in size from rats to large cats. Indian mongooses are predators of venomous snakes, though other mongoose species have similar habits.
spitting cobranoun	Any of various cobras of the genus Naja that can spit venom.
vipernoun	A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.
anacondanoun	(countable) Any large nonvenomous snake of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. [from 19th c.]