green mamba

noun

Dendroaspis angusticeps, a venomous snake native to Africa, the common mamba, eastern green mamba.

OriginZulu imamba →
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Meanings

noungreen mamba (plural green mambas)

plural green mambas

  1. Dendroaspis angusticeps, a venomous snake native to Africa, the common mamba, eastern green mamba.
  2. Dendroaspis viridis, a venomous snake native to western Africa; the western green mamba.

Origin

  1. Zuluimamba
  2. Englishgreen mamba

Compound of green + mamba, from Zulu imamba.

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APA

green mamba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20mamba

MLA

“green mamba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20mamba. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “green mamba,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20mamba.

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