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fer-de-lance definition

fer·-de-lance (fer′də lans′)

noun

a large, poisonous pit viper (Bothrops atrox) found in tropical America

Etymology: Fr, iron tip of a lance (from the shape of the head)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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