LACHESIS


Meaning of LACHESIS in English

ˈlakəsə̇s noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, Lachesis, one of the three Fates, disposer of lots, from lachein, 2d aoristic infinitive of lanchanein to obtain by lot

: a genus of American pit vipers comprising the bushmaster and related snakes that are sometimes included in the genus Trimeresurus

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