amphisbaena
Meanings
noun
- A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
- A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
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Etymology
From Latin amphisbaena, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίσβαινα (amphísbaina, from ἀμφίς (amphís, “both ways”) + βαίνω (baínō, “to go”)).
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