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[syn: Amphisbaena, genus Amphisbaena, Amphisbaenia, genus Amphisbaenia]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Amphisbaena \Am`phis*b[ae]"na\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? on both
ends + ? to go.]
1. A fabled serpent with a head at each end, moving either
way. --Milton.
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2. (Zool.) A genus of harmless lizards, serpentlike in form,
without legs, and with both ends so much alike that they
appear to have a head at each, and ability to move either
way. See Illustration in Appendix.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The Gordius aquaticus, or hairworm, has been called
an amphisbaena; but it belongs among the worms.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
amphisbaena
n 1: (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of
its body
2: type genus of the Amphisbaenidae [syn: Amphisbaena, genus
Amphisbaena, Amphisbaenia, genus Amphisbaenia]