boomslang
/ˈbuːmslæŋ/noun
1- a large, highly venomous southern African tree snake, the male of which is bright green and the female dull olive brown非洲树蛇。
1.1
- Dispholidus typus, family Colubridae.拉丁名Dispholidus typus,游蛇科。
词源
late 18th cent.: from Afrikaans, from Dutch boom 'tree' + slang 'snake'.