JARARACA
\d͡ʒˌaɹɐɹˈakə], \dʒˌaɹɐɹˈakə], \dʒ_ˌa_ɹ_ɐ_ɹ_ˈa_k_ə]\
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A poisonous serpent of Brazil (Bothrops jararaca), about eighteen inches long, and of a dusky, brownish color, variegated with red and black spots.
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A poisonous serpent of Brazil (Bothrops jararaca), about eighteen inches long, and of a dusky, brownish color, variegated with red and black spots.
By Noah Webster.
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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)
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