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Amphisbaena   Listen
noun
Amphisbaena  n.  
1.
A fabled serpent with a head at each end, moving either way.
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. Note: The Gordius aquaticus, or hairworm, has been called an amphisbaena; but it belongs among the worms.





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Words linked to "Amphisbaena" :   genus Amphisbaenia, mythical creature, worm lizard, Amphisbaenia, mythical monster, genus Amphisbaena, classical mythology, reptile genus


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