boomslang

[ boom-slahng, -slang ]

noun

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

boomslang

/ ˈbuːmˌslæŋ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of boomslang¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of boomslang¹

C18: from Afrikaans, from boom tree + slang snake