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Definition of mamba noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mamba

noun

/ˈmæmbə/

/ˈmæmbə/

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a black or green poisonous African snakeTopics Animalsc2
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Zulu imamba.

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