fer-de-lance

1. 1.

   large extremely venomous pit viper of Central America and South America

   SynonymsBothrops atrops

   Broaderpit viper

   Part ofBothrops

Questions about fer-de-lance

What does fer-de-lance mean?

fer-de-lance means "large extremely venomous pit viper of Central America and South America".

How many syllables are in fer-de-lance?

fer-de-lance has 3 syllables: fer--de--lance. The stress falls on "fer-".

What is another word for fer-de-lance?

Close synonyms include Bothrops atrops. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fer-de-lance a common word?

fer-de-lance is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.