"fer-de-lance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fer-de-lances [plural], fers-de-lance [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French fer de lance (“spearhead”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|fer de lance||spearhead}} French fer de lance (“spearhead”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|fers-de-lance}} fer-de-lance (plural fer-de-lances or fers-de-lance)
  1. Bothrops lanceolatus or other lancehead snakes of genus Bothrops. Wikipedia link: fer-de-lance Categories (lifeform): Vipers

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