mamba

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mam·ba | \ ˈmäm-bə

, ˈmam-

Definition of mamba

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

Examples of mamba in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web These range from observing the approach of a mamba in Kenya to being let out of a speeding ticket at 2 a.m. in New York. — Bill Heavey, WSJ, 27 May 2022 In April, Gifford said he was bitten by a West African green mamba while cleaning the enclosures in his home. — Washington Post, 2 July 2021 Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba. — Leanne Italie, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Dec. 2020 Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba. — NBC News, 30 Nov. 2020 Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba. — Leanne Italie, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Dec. 2020 Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba. — NBC News, 30 Nov. 2020 Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba. — Leanne Italie, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Dec. 2020 Spikes for mamba occurred after the January death of Kobe Bryant, whose nickname was the Black Mamba. — NBC News, 30 Nov. 2020 See More

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mamba

noun

mam·ba | \ ˈmäm-bə

, ˈmam-

Medical Definition of mamba

: any of several venomous elapid snakes (genus Dendroaspis) of sub-Saharan Africa that are related to the cobras but lack a dilatable hood especially : a southern African snake (D. angusticeps) that has a light or olive-green phase and a black phase, that attains in the latter phase a length of 12 feet (3.66 meters), and that is noted for the quickness with which it inflicts its often fatal bite