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amphiprostyle |
amphiprotic |
amphirhina |
amphisbæna |
amphisbænoid |
amphisbaena
| amphisbaenia
| amphisbaenidae
| amphiscians
| amphiscii
| amphistomous
amphisbaena
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun amphisbaena has 2 senses
- amphisbaena(n = noun.person) Array - (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body; Array is a kind of mythical creature, mythical monster
- amphisbaena(n = noun.animal) amphisbaenia, genus amphisbaena, genus amphisbaenia - type genus of the Amphisbaenidae; Array is a kind of reptile genus
OXFORD DICTIONARY
amphisbaena, n.
1 Mythol. & poet. a fabulous serpent with a head at each end.
2 Zool. any burrowing wormlike lizard of the family Amphisbaena, having no apparent division of head from body making both ends look similar.
1 Mythol. & poet. a fabulous serpent with a head at each end.
2 Zool. any burrowing wormlike lizard of the family Amphisbaena, having no apparent division of head from body making both ends look similar.
Etymology
ME f. L f. Gk amphisbaina f. amphis both ways + baino go
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