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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Amazon \Am"a*zon\, n. [L., fr Gr ?.] 1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence a female warrior. 2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus {Chrysotis} {Amazon ant} (Zo["o]l.), a species of ant ({Polyergus rufescens}), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest the larv[ae] and nymphs of other species and make slaves of them in their own nests. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: amazon n 1: a large strong and aggressive woman [syn: {virago}] 2: (Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively) [syn: {Amazon}] 3: a major South American river; flows into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles) [syn: {Amazon}, {Amazon River}] 4: mainly green tropical American parrots
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