BLACK MAMBA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does black mamba mean? 

• BLACK MAMBA (noun)
  The noun BLACK MAMBA has 1 sense:

1. a highly venomous southern African mamba dreaded because of its quickness and readiness to bite

  Familiarity information: BLACK MAMBA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLACK MAMBA (noun)

Meaning:

A highly venomous southern African mamba dreaded because of its quickness and readiness to bite

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

black mamba; Dendroaspis augusticeps

Hypernyms ("black mamba" is a kind of...):

mamba (arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "black mamba"):

green mamba (green phase of the black mamba)