labaria

noun

la·​ba·​ria

ləˈbärēə

variants or less commonly labarri

-rē

or labarria or labarea

-rēə

plural -s

: a South American venomous snake variously identified as a coral snake or any of several pit vipers

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish labaria

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