Bothrops

noun

Bo·​throps

ˈbōˈthräps

: a genus of venomous pit vipers (family Crotalidae) including the fer-de-lance (B. atrox) and palm viper (B. nigroventris) of Central and South America, their hemolytic venom causing the breakdown of blood cells and small blood vessels with consequent interstitial hemorrhage

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from bothr- + -ops

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