- Fer-de-Lance
Fer-de-Lance is French for "
spearhead " (literally "iron of the lance"), and can refer to:nakes
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Bothrops lanceolatus ", theMartinique lancehead (some apply "fer-de-lance" to this species only).
*"B. caribbaeus", theSaint Lucia lancehead.
*"B. atrox", the common lancehead, native to tropicalSouth America east of theAndes and toTrinidad .
*"B. asper", the terciopelo or Central American lancehead, native to Central and northwesternSouth America .Lacépède originally applied the name to all of these snakes, which he considered
conspecific . Thus older writings, as well as popular and sometimes scientific writings (including the American Heritage, Merriam-Webster, and New Shorter Oxford dictionaries), still often call them "fer-de-lance." However, many scientists and hobbyists now restrict this name to the Martinican species and use the common names given here for the others.Other
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Fer-de-Lance (book) , for the 1934Nero Wolfe novel byRex Stout .
*Fer-de-Lance (comics) , for the Marvel super-villain.
* The title of a 1974 movie starringDavid Janssen .
* Type of spaceship from the popular computer game Elite.
* The name of a sports car in the popular Xbox 360 gameSaint's Row
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