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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Amphisbaena \Am`phis*b[ae]"na\, n. [L., fr Gr ?; ? on both ends + ? to go.] 1. A fabled serpent with a head at each end moving either way --Milton. 2. (Zo["o]l.) 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 See Illustration in Appendix. Note: The {Gordius aquaticus}, or hairworm, has been called an {amphisb[ae]na}; but it belongs among the worms. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: amphisbaena n 1: (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body 2: type genus of the Amphisbaenidae [syn: {Amphisbaena}, {genus Amphisbaena}, {Amphisbaenia}, {genus Amphisbaenia}]
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