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The boomslang is a colubrid snake within the subfamily Colubrinae.It belongs to the genus Dispholidus, which contains two other species, D. pembae and D. punctatus.. The boomslang is thought to be closely related to members of the genera Thelotornis, Thrasops, Rhamnophis, and Xyelodontophis, with which it forms the taxonomic tribe Dispholidini.
boomslang (literally "tree snake"): A highly venomous bright green tree snake; blesbok (literally "bald buck") bontebok (literally "mottled buck") dassie (from Dutch, English translation Hyrax; see also dassie rat) duiker (literally "diver") eland (from Dutch, meaning "elk"): The largest known species of antelope; grysbok (literally "grey buck")
The boomslang is a species of arboreal snake from Africa. Boomslang may also refer to: Boomslang (album), the first full-length album by Johnny Marr and the Healers; Boomslang (comics), a supervillain in the Marvel comics universe, a member of the Serpent Society; Boomslang (music festival), an annual music festival in Lexington, Kentucky
Indeed, Boomslang was the first time most fans had ever heard Marr’s singing voice. “I learned a lot fast from doing Boomslang, like fronting the band and writing in new ways, he says of the ...
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This is an incomplete list of Dutch expressions used in English; some are relatively common (e.g. cookie), some are comparatively rare. In a survey by Joseph M. Williams in Origins of the English Language it is estimated that about 1% of English words are of Dutch origin. [1]
Russell's viper (Daboia russelli) in a sensing momentRussell's viper (Daboia russelii) is a highly venomous snake in the family Viperidae native to South Asia.It was described in 1797 by George Shaw and Frederick Polydore Nodder.
The oft-quoted meaning "sharp-tailed" (based on a confusion with οὐρά, oura, "tail", and Latin anus) is both etymologically and morphologically incorrect. [ 4 ] The three known species are the coastal taipan ( Oxyuranus scutellatus ), the inland taipan ( O. microlepidotus ), and a recently discovered third species, the Central Ranges ...