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am·phis·baena (am′fis bē′nə)

noun

Gr. & Rom. Myth. a serpent with a head at each end of its body

Etymology: ME amphibena < L amphisbaena < Gr amphisbaina < amphis, on both sides (see amphi-) + bainein, to go: see come

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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