Fer-de-Lance
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Fer-de-Lance is French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 for spearhead
Spearhead
A spearhead is the sharpened tip of a spear.Spearhead may also refer to:-Armed conflict:* Armoured spearhead, a tactical formation* Spearhead, nickname of the U.S. 3rd Armored Division in the U.S...

(literally "iron of the lance"), and may refer to:

Snakes:
  • Bothrops lanceolatus
    Bothrops lanceolatus
    Bothrops lanceolatus is a venomous pitviper species generally considered endemic to the island of Martinique. No one has satisfactorily explained why it has flourished there and is unknown on nearly all other Caribbean islands. Some reserve the name fer-de-lance for this species, while others apply...

    , the Martinique lancehead (some apply "fer-de-lance" to this species only)
  • B. caribbaeus, the Saint Lucia lancehead
    Bothrops
    Bothrops is a genus of venomous pitvipers found in Central and South America. The generic name is derived from the Greek words bothros and ops that mean "pit" and "eye" or "face"; an allusion to the heat-sensitive loreal pit organs. Members of this genus are responsible for more human deaths in the...

  • B. atrox
    Bothrops atrox
    Bothrops atrox is a venomous pitviper species found in the tropical lowlands of northern South America east of the Andes. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Description:...

    , the common lancehead, native to tropical South America east of the Andes and to Trinidad
  • B. asper
    Bothrops asper
    Bothrops asper is a venomous pit viper species ranging from southern Mexico to northern South America. Sometimes referred to as the "ultimate pit viper," these snakes are found in a wide range of lowland habitats, often near human habitations. This species is the main cause of snakebite incidents...

    , the terciopelo or Central American lancehead, native to Central and northwestern South America


Other:
  • Fer-de-Lance (novel), a 1934 Nero Wolfe series novel by Rex Stout
  • Fer-de-Lance (comics)
    Fer-de-Lance (comics)
    Fer-de-Lance is a super villain in the Marvel Comics Universe who first appeared in Captain America #337 . She was created by Mark Gruenwald and Tom Morgan and is a member of the Serpent Society....

    , Teresa Vasquez, a Marvel comics super-villain
  • Fer-de-Lance (film) a 1974 film starring David Janssen
    David Janssen
    David Janssen was an American film and television actor who is best known for his starring role as Dr. Richard Kimble in the television series The Fugitive , the starring role in the 1950s hit detective series Richard Diamond, Private Detective , and as Harry Orwell on Harry O.In 1996 TV Guide...

  • A class of spaceship from the seminal 1984 computer game Elite
  • A sports car in the Xbox 360 game Saint's Row
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