mamba

English - Turkish

Definition of mamba in English Turkish dictionary: {i} mamba; {i} zehirli afrika yılanı
black mamba: kara mamba
black mamba snake: kara mamba yılanı
eastern green mamba: Doğu yeşil mamba
green mamba: yeşil mamba

English - English

Definition of mamba in English English dictionary: a dialect of the Zimba language spoken in the Congo; Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees; arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal; a poisonous African snake that is black or green (im-amba). Any of four or five species of slender, agile elapid snakes (genus Dendroaspis, or Dendraspis) having large scales and long front teeth. They inhabit sub-Saharan Africa, where they hunt small animals. The aggressive black mamba (D. polylepis), up to 14 ft (4.2 m) long, may be dull gray, greenish brown, or black, depending on age. It dens in rocky open country. It rears up to strike, biting a person's head or trunk. Its bite is nearly always fatal without antivenin treatment. The green mamba (e.g., D. angusticeps) is smaller (to 9 ft, or 2.7 m), more strongly arboreal, and less aggressive; {i} large venomous snake native to southern Africa
black mamba: A large venomous snake found in Africa, taxonomic name Dendroaspis polylepis, which ranges in color from green to gray
black mamba: southern African mamba dreaded because of its quickness and readiness to bite
green mamba: green phase of the black mamba
mambas: dendroaspis

Turkish - English

mamba

Hyphenation

mam·ba

mämbı

/ˈmämbə/ /ˈmɑːmbə/

[ 'mäm-b&, 'mam- ] (noun.) 1862. From Zulu imamba.

History

Favorites