Etymology

Jameson's mamba

Today it means: Dendroaspis jamesoni, a highly venomous elapid snake, native to equatorial Africa. Full definition →

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The story

Named in honour of Robert Jameson (1774–1854), Scottish naturalist and mineralogist.

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