Associations to the word «Amphisbaena»

Wiktionary

AMPHISBAENA, noun. (mythological creature) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
AMPHISBAENA, noun. A genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
AMPHISBAENA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Amphisbaenidae   — worm lizards.

Dictionary definition

AMPHISBAENA, noun. (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body.
AMPHISBAENA, noun. Type genus of the Amphisbaenidae.

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