amphiscian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That lives in the tropics (and thus casts shadows northward and southward at different times of the year).
noun
  1. One who lives in the tropics (and thus casts shadows northward and southward at different times of the year).

Word forms

amphiscian amphiscians

Etymology

From amphi- (from Ancient Greek ἀμφίς (amphís, “both ways”)) + Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + -an.

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