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Definition of Bothrops
1. Noun. Fer-de-lance.
Exact synonyms: Genus Bothrops
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Crotalidae, Family Crotalidae
Member holonyms: Bothrops Atrops, Fer-de-lance
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Crotalidae, Family Crotalidae
Member holonyms: Bothrops Atrops, Fer-de-lance
Medical Definition of Bothrops
1. A genus of poisonous snakes of the viperidae family. About 50 species are known and all are found in tropical america and southern south america. Bothrops atrox is the fer-de-lance and b. Jararaca is the jararaca. (goin, goin, and zug, introduction to herpetology, 3d ed, p336) (12 Dec 1998)