bushmaster

[ boosh-mas-ter, -mah-ster ]

noun
  1. a pit viper, Lachesis muta, of tropical America, that grows to a length of 12 feet (3.6 meters).

Origin of bushmaster

1
First recorded in 1820–30; bush1 + master

Words Nearby bushmaster

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How to use bushmaster in a sentence

  • Almost as much dreaded as the jararaca is the enormous cuanacouchi (Lachésis mutus), or bushmaster, as it is called in Demerara.

    The Western World | W.H.G. Kingston
  • Somebody stashed a bushmaster here in my locker to meet me when I dressed for surgery.

    Vigorish | Gordon Randall Garrett
  • Instinctively, Will's hand flashed out and caught the bushmaster by the neck.

    The Inca Emerald | Samuel Scoville

British Dictionary definitions for bushmaster

bushmaster

/ (ˈbʊʃˌmɑːstə) /


noun
  1. a large greyish-brown highly venomous snake, Lachesis muta, inhabiting wooded regions of tropical America: family Crotalidae (pit vipers)

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