Source Word
black mamba
Noun
A
large
venomous
snake
found
in
Africa,
taxonomic
name
Dendroaspis
polylepis.
Despite
the
name,
this
species
of
snake
is
not
black;
its
colour
ranges
widely
from
olive-brown,
khaki
or
grey,
sometimes
to
darker
hues,
especially
when
old.
The
inside
of
the
mouth
is
black,
but
in
spite
of
a
recent
urban
legend
there
is
no
indication
that
that
has
anything
to
do
with
the
name
"black
mamba",
which
is
a
much
older
usage
than
any
such
suggestion.
Japanese Meaning
アフリカに生息する大型の有毒ヘビ。種名はDendroaspis polylepisであり、実際の体色はオリーブブラウン、カーキ、灰色など様々で、口内が黒いから「ブラックマンバ」という名前が付けられたとされるが、実際の名前の由来はそれ以前から存在している。
Sense（1）
A
large
venomous
snake
found
in
Africa,
taxonomic
name
Dendroaspis
polylepis.
Despite
the
name,
this
species
of
snake
is
not
black;
its
colour
ranges
widely
from
olive-brown,
khaki
or
grey,
sometimes
to
darker
hues,
especially
when
old.
The
inside
of
the
mouth
is
black,
but
in
spite
of
a
recent
urban
legend
there
is
no
indication
that
that
has
anything
to
do
with
the
name
"black
mamba",
which
is
a
much
older
usage
than
any
such
suggestion.
（ plural ）
