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单词 mambas
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mamba

noun

mam·​ba ˈmäm-bə How to pronounce mamba (audio) ˈmam- How to pronounce mamba (audio)
: any of several chiefly arboreal venomous green or black elapid snakes (genus Dendroaspis) of sub-Saharan Africa

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The coral snake is a whole different genus from the other venomous snakes of Alabama, being more closely related to the cobra or black mamba than the copperhead. Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2022 These range from observing the approach of a mamba in Kenya to being let out of a speeding ticket at 2 a.m. in New York. Bill Heavey, WSJ, 27 May 2022 In April, Gifford said he was bitten by a West African green mamba while cleaning the enclosures in his home. Washington Post, 2 July 2021 Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba. Leanne Italie, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Dec. 2020 Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba. NBC News, 30 Nov. 2020 Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba. Leanne Italie, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Dec. 2020 Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba. NBC News, 30 Nov. 2020 Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba. Leanne Italie, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Dec. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Zulu imamba

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

mamba

noun

mam·​ba ˈmäm-bə How to pronounce mamba (audio) ˈmam- How to pronounce mamba (audio)
: any of several venomous elapid snakes (genus Dendroaspis) of sub-Saharan Africa that are related to the cobras but lack a dilatable hood
especially : a southern African snake (D. angusticeps) that has a light or olive-green phase and a black phase, that attains in the latter phase a length of 12 feet (3.66 meters), and that is noted for the quickness with which it inflicts its often fatal bite

mambas

noun

plural of mamba
as in cobras

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