[ gə'bu:n ]
■ noun a large, thick-bodied venomous African snake with a pair of horn-like scales on the snout. [ Bitis gabonica .]
Origin
1920s: named after Gaboon (now Gabon ) in Africa.
[ gə'bu:n ]
■ noun a large, thick-bodied venomous African snake with a pair of horn-like scales on the snout. [ Bitis gabonica .]
Origin
1920s: named after Gaboon (now Gabon ) in Africa.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004