mamba
/ˈmambə
/noun
A large, agile, highly venomous African snake.
- Genus Dendroaspis, family Elapidae: three species. See also black mamba.
- There were other snakes in his collection; mambas, vipers, adders, boomslangs, vine snakes, sand snakes, pythons and other cobra species.
- Nine puff adders, seven Usambra mountain vipers and a green mamba were included.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Zulu imamba.