英:['fəd'əl'ɑ:ns]
美:['fəd'əl'ɑns]
英:['fəd'əl'ɑ:ns]
美:['fəd'əl'ɑns]
fer--de--lance
noun
a large extremely venomous pit viper (Bothrops atrox) of Central and South America
枪蝰,矛头蛇,大具窍蝮蛇:中南美、墨西哥和西印度群岛的大毒蛇,学名Bothrops atrox
French, literally, lance iron, spearhead
The first known use of fer-de-lance was in 1880
Ferris wheelnoun
an amusement ride consisting of a large vertical wheel that is driven by a motor and has seats around its rim
ferric oxidenoun
the red or black oxide of iron found in nature as hematite and as rust
fer-de-lancenoun
a large extremely poisonous pit viper of Central and South America
1 Because fer-de-lance snakes have slightly different venom in different areas, for instance, the researchers mix in venom taken from snakes on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the country before injecting it in the horses.
2 While Costa Rica has about 600 fer-de-lance viper bites every year, for example, only about three to five bites come from coral snakes.