Amphisbaena Definition
ămfĭs-bēnə
noun
A mythical serpent or winged creature having a head at each end of its body.
American Heritage
A serpent with a head at each end of its body.
Webster's New World
A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
Wiktionary
(zoology) A genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
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Synonyms:
- genus Amphisbaenia
- amphisbaenia
- genus Amphisbaena
pronoun
A taxonomic genus within the family Amphisbaenidae — worm lizards.
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Other Word Forms of Amphisbaena
Noun
Singular:
amphisbaenaPlural:
amphisbaenasOrigin of Amphisbaena
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Middle English amphibena from Latin amphisbaena from Greek amphisbaina amphis both ways (from amphi- amphi-) bainein to go gwā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin amphisbaena, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίσβαινα, from ἀμφίς ‘both ways’ + βαίνω ‘I go’.
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