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amphisbaenas

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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. 1.A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
  2. 2.A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.

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