fer-de-lance
a large pit viper, Bothrops atrox, of tropical America.
Origin of fer-de-lance
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How to use fer-de-lance in a sentence
We carry our umbrellas aloft in spite of the shade, and, shuddering, secretly envy the one who saw the Fer de Lance.
Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 1/2 | Ida May Hill StarrMy friends white face tells the story; it was the Fer de Lance.
Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 1/2 | Ida May Hill StarrBut the fer-de-lance, whose nearest home is in Guiana, is not likely to have come on board ship.
At Last | Charles KingsleyThis is the terrible fer-de-lance whose bite is so much dreaded; but this serpent has never made its way into Porto Rico.
Our Little Porto Rican Cousin | Mary Hazelton WadeHe is either a fer de lance or a first cousin to it, and either is a sort of creature to keep away from.
The Hilltop Boys on Lost Island | Cyril Burleigh
British Dictionary definitions for fer-de-lance
/ (ˌfɛədəˈlɑːns) /
a large highly venomous tropical American snake, Trimeresurus (or Bothops) atrox, with a greyish-brown mottled coloration: family Crotalidae (pit vipers)
Origin of fer-de-lance
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