| 单词 | black mamba |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblack mamba black mamba n. a large, highly venomous, mainly ground-dwelling mamba, Dendroaspis polylepis (family Elapidae), which is grey, brown, or olive-green in colour with a black interior to the mouth. ΚΠ 1859 D. Leslie in Glasgow Herald 14 Feb. 6/2 He had tramped on a black Mampa, at least ten feet long. 1876 Lady Barker in Evening Hours 1876 289/1 An Englishman having been bitten by a black mamba (a very venomous adder) some short time since. 1958 Listener 23 Jan. 154/1 Black mambas..have the unattractive habit of lurking in trees and dropping down on to the unwary. 2005 Trav. Afr. Autumn 116/1 When agitated, black mambas raise their heads over a metre off the ground..and open their mouths wide. < as lemmas |
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