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Definition of Jararaca
1. n. A poisonous serpent of Brazil (Bothrops jararaca), about eighteen inches long, and of a dusky, brownish color, variegated with red and black spots.
Definition of Jararaca
1. Noun. A species of venomous snake found in South America, taxonomic name ''Bothrops jaracara''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jararaca
1. a South American venomous snake [n -S]
Medical Definition of Jararaca
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Jararaca
Literary usage of Jararaca
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Exploring and Travelling Three Thousand Miles Through Brazil from Rio de by James William Wells (1887)
"Another wet march—Difficulties of passing flooded streams—Orchids— A varied
vegetation—A jararaca-assu snake—A sensible woman— Generous and kind ..."
2. Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Theodore Roosevelt (1914)
"The jararaca was alert and vicious. It partly coiled itself on the table,
threatening the bystanders. I put the big black serpent down on the table four or ..."
3. Working North from Patagonia: Being the Narrative of a Journey, Earned on by Harry Alverson Franck (1921)
"No sooner had the jararaca been tossed near him than he sprang forward and wound
... The jararaca writhed in agony, opened his huge mouth with its two ugly ..."
4. Hakluytus posthumus: Contayning a History of the World in Sea Voyages and by Samuel Purchas (1906)
"jararaca. [IV. vii. 1304. ... jararaca is a name that comprehendeth foure ...
that is, great jararaca, and they are of ten ..."
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