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Meaning of amphisbaena in English
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/ˌæmfəsˈbinə/
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Noun
amphisbaena
Etymology
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek amphisbaina, from amphis‘both ways’ + bainein‘go’
Definitions
1.
(classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body
2.
type genus of the Amphisbaenidae