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Rareamphisbaenas
The correct spelling is amphisbaenas.
How to pronounce amphisbaenas
noun
Say it like: Amf-isb-aen-as
The correct spelling is amphisbaenas. A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction. For example: "1971: What do you call that animal that goes backward and forward, head at each end? —Amphisbaena. A kind of lizard. It doesn't exist. — Anthony Burgess, M/F (Penguin 2004, p. 109)"
Usage Examples
“1971: What do you call that animal that goes backward and forward, head at each end? —Amphisbaena. A kind of lizard. It doesn't exist. — Anthony Burgess, M/F (Penguin 2004, p. 109)”
Definition
noun
- 1.A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
- 2.A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
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