amphiscian
Meanings
adj
- That lives in the tropics (and thus casts shadows northward and southward at different times of the year).
noun
- One who lives in the tropics (and thus casts shadows northward and southward at different times of the year).
Word forms
Etymology
From amphi- (from Ancient Greek ἀμφίς (amphís, “both ways”)) + Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + -an.
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