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boomslang

American  
[boom-slahng, -slang] / ˈbum slɑŋ, -slæŋ /

noun

  1. a venomous, tree-dwelling snake, Dispholidus typus, of tropical and southern Africa, having black to greenish scales.

boomslang British  
/ ˈbuːmˌslæŋ /

noun

  1. a large greenish venomous arboreal colubrid snake, Dispholidus typus , of southern Africa

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Etymology

Origin of boomslang

1785–95; < Afrikaans, equivalent to boom tree ( boom 2, beam ) + slang snake

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