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AMPHISBAENA
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Irregular inflected form: amphisbaenae
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Amphisbaenidae
Synonyms:
Amphisbaena; Amphisbaenia; genus Amphisbaena; genus Amphisbaenia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Amphisbaena" is a kind of...):
reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)
Meronyms (members of "Amphisbaena"):
worm lizard (a lizard of the genus Amphisbaena; harmless wormlike limbless lizard of warm or tropical regions having concealed eyes and ears and a short blunt tail)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("amphisbaena" is a kind of...):
mythical creature; mythical monster (a monster renowned in folklore and myth)
Domain category:
classical mythology (the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks)
