bothrops jararaca

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bothrops jararaca - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Jararaca \Jar`a*ra"ca\, n. [Pg., from the native name.] (Zool.)
     A poisonous serpent of Brazil (Bothrops jararaca), about
     eighteen inches long, and of a dusky, brownish color,
     variegated with red and black spots.
     [1913 Webster]