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fer-de-lance

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌfɛədəˈlɑːns/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fer′dl ans′, -äns′)

fer-de-lance (fer′dl ans′, -äns′),USA pronunciation n.

Reptilesa large pit viper, Bothrops atrox, of tropical America.

French: literally, spearhead
1875–80

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fer-de-lance /ˌfɛədəˈlɑːns/ n

a large highly venomous tropical American snake, Trimeresurus (or Bothops) atrox, with a greyish-brown mottled coloration: family Crotalidae (pit vipers)

Etymology: 19th Century: from French, literally: iron (head) of a lance

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