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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body;

2. type genus of the Amphisbaenidae;
[syn: Amphisbaena, genus Amphisbaena, Amphisbaenia, genus Amphisbaenia]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

amphisbaena n 1: (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body 2: type genus of the Amphisbaenidae [syn: Amphisbaena, genus Amphisbaena, Amphisbaenia, genus Amphisbaenia]