BOOMSLANG

Meaning of BOOMSLANG in English

■ noun a large, highly venomous southern African tree snake. [ Dispholidus typus .]

Origin

C18: from Afrik., from Du. boom 'tree' + slang 'snake'.

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BOOMSLANG — Venomous snake ( Dispholidus typus ) of the savannas of sub-Saharan Africa, the only species of its family that is …
Английский словарь Британика
BOOMSLANG — ˈbümˌsläŋ, -laŋ noun ( plural boom·slange -äŋə ; or boomslangs ) Etymology: Afrikaans, from boom tree + slang snake, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOOMSLANG — /boohm"slahng, -slang/ , n. a venomous, tree-dwelling snake, Dispholidus typus, of tropical and southern Africa, having black to greenish scales. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOOMSLANG — Boomslang (Dispholidus typus) (Dispholidus typus), venomous snake of the family Colubridae, the only colubrid that is decidedly dangerous to man. …
Britannica English vocabulary
BOOMSLANG — boomslang BrE AmE ˈbuːm slæŋ ▷ boomslang|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOOMSLANG — n. a large venomous tree-snake, Dispholidus typus, native to southern Africa. [Afrik. f. boom tree + slang snake]
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BOOMSLANG — n. a large venomous tree-snake, Dispholidus typus, native to southern Africa. [ Afrik. f. boom tree + slang snake ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOOMSLANG — n. a large venomous tree-snake, Dispholidus typus, native to southern Africa. Etymology: Afrik. f. boom tree + slang snake
Oxford English vocab
BOOMSLANG — n. Venomous snake ( Dispholidus typus ) of the savannas of sub-Saharan Africa, the only species of its family that …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BOOMSLANG — герп. (африканский) бумсланг (Dispholidus typus)
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BOOMSLANG — герп. (африканский) бумсланг ( Dispholidus typus )
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DISPHOLIDUS — də̇ˈsfälədəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from dis- (I) + -pholidus (from Greek pholid-, pholis scale of a reptile) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOIGIDAE — bōˈijə̇ˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Boiga, type genus + -idae : a widely distributed family (type …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BACK-FANGED — ■ adjective Zoology denoting a snake (such as a boomslang) in which the rear pair or pairs of teeth have …
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SNAKE — n. 25B6; noun the snake shed its skin : poetic/literary serpent; Zoology ophidian; Austral./NZ rhyming slang Joe Blake. See list. …
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БУМСЛАНГ — герп.; - африканский бумсланг (Dispholidus typus) boomslang
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