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mambas

Main Entry:: mam·ba
Pronunciation:: \ˈmäm-bə, ˈmam-\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Zulu imamba
Date:: 1862

: any of several chiefly arboreal venomous green or black elapid snakes (genus Dendroaspis) of sub-Saharan Africa

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