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fer-de-lance

fer-de-lance [ fèr də lánss ] (plural fer-de-lance or fer-de-lanc·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
tropical American snake: a large, highly venomous snake of the pit viper family. Native to: tropical America.  Latin name Bothops atrox.

[Late 19th century. < French, "spearhead"]
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