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Definition of western green mamba
western green mamba
Plural:western green mambas
western green mamba Lexical Profile
CEFR
C1
Grade
8
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
• noun
1
A large, highly venomous, predominantly arboreal elapid snake native to the coastal tropical rainforests and woodland regions of West Africa, distinguished by its vibrant yellow-green to emerald-green scales.
Example
"The western green mamba is an exceptionally agile climber, spending most of its life in the forest canopy hunting for birds and small rodents."
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Word Origin & Etymology
The name directly describes the snake's geographical range in West Africa and its vibrant color, combined with 'mamba', a late 19th-century borrowing from the Zulu word 'imamba'.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Western green mamba. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 13, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/western green mamba