boomslang

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbuːmˌslæŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bo̅o̅m′släng, -slang)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
boom•slang  (bo̅o̅m′släng, -slang),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Reptilesa venomous, tree-dwelling snake, Dispholidus typus, of tropical and southern Africa, having black to greenish scales.
  • Afrikaans, equivalent. to boom tree (see boom2, beam) + slang snake
  • 1785–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
boomslang / ˈbuːmˌslæŋ/
  1. a large greenish venomous arboreal colubrid snake, Dispholidus typus, of southern Africa
Etymology: 18th Century: from Afrikaans, from boom tree + slang snake

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