a large, poisonous pit viper (Bothrops atrox) found in tropical America
Origin of fer-de-lance
Fr, iron tip of a lance (from the shape of the head)fer-de-lance
fer-de-lance fer-de-lance
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fer-de-lance
noun
pl. fer-de-lanceAny of several tropical American pit vipers of the genus Bothrops, typically having brown and grayish markings.
Origin of fer-de-lance
French from fer de lance spearhead fer iron de of lance spearTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Origin
French, the iron of a lance, spearhead.
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fer-de-lance - Medical Definition
n.
pl. fer-de-lanceAny of several tropical American pit vipers of the genus Bothrops, typically having brown and grayish markings.
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