dlˈæns, -ˈɑns noun
a large pit viper, Bothrops atrox, of tropical America.
Origin:
1875–80; < French: literally, spearhead
1875–80; < French: literally, spearhead
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| —n | |
| a large highly venomous tropical American snake, Trimeresurus (or Bothops) atrox, with a greyish-brown mottled coloration: family Crotalidae (pit vipers) | |
| [C19: from French, literally: iron (head) of a lance] | |
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