2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster] Note: The {Gordius aquaticus}, or hairworm, has been called an {amphisbaena}; but it belongs among the worms. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: amphisbaena n 1: (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body 2: type genus of the Amphisbaenidae [syn: {genus Amphisbaena}, {Amphisbaenia}, {genus Amphisbaenia}] [also: {amphisbaenae} (pl)]
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