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Noun: mamba  mam-bu
  1. Highly venomous elapid snake native to sub-Saharan Africa, known for its speed and potent neurotoxic venom
    "The black mamba is considered one of the deadliest snakes in the world"

Derived forms: mambas

Type of: elapid, elapid snake

Part of: Dendroaspis, genus Dendroaspis

Encyclopedia: Mamba, Tibet