fer-de-lance in British English
(ˌfɛədəˈlɑːns)
noun
a large highly venomous tropical American snake, Trimeresurus (or Bothops) atrox, with a greyish-brown mottled coloration: family Crotalidae (pit vipers)
Word origin
C19: from French, literally: iron (head) of a lancefer-de-lance in American English
(ˈfɛrdəˌlæns)
noun
a large, poisonous pit viper (Bothrops atrox) found in tropical America
Word origin
Fr, iron tip of a lance (from the shape of the head)Image offer-de-lance
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