SINCE 1828
Lachesis
noun
Lach·e·sis
| \ ˈlak-ə-səs
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Medical Definition of Lachesis
: a genus of American pit vipers comprising the bushmaster and related snakes that are sometimes included in the genus Trimeresurus
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