| 单词 | amphisbaena |
| 释义 | amphisbaena[ am-fuhs-bee-nuh ] / ˌæm fəsˈbi nə / noun, plural am·phis·bae·nae [am-fuhs-bee-nee], /ˌæm fəsˈbi ni/, am·phis·bae·nas.any of numerous worm lizards of the genus Amphisbaena. Classical Mythology. a serpent having a head at each end of its body and the ability to move forward or backward. Origin of amphisbaena1350–1400; Middle English amphibena<New Latin, Latin <Greek amphísbaina a serpent that moves forward or backward, equivalent to amphís both ways + baín(ein) to go + -a noun suffix OTHER WORDS FROM amphisbaenaam·phis·bae·ni·an, am·phis·bae·nic, am·phis·bae·noid, am·phis·bae·nous, adjectiveWords nearby amphisbaenaamphiploid, amphipod, amphipodous, amphiprostyle, amphiprotic, amphisbaena, amphiscians, amphistomatal, amphistome, amphistomous, amphistylar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for amphisbaena
British Dictionary definitions for amphisbaenaamphisbaena / (ˌæmfɪsˈbiːnə) / noun plural -nae (-niː) or -nasany worm lizard of the genus Amphisbaena classical myth a poisonous serpent having a head at each end and able to move forwards or backwards Derived forms of amphisbaenaamphisbaenic, adjectiveWord Origin for amphisbaenaC16: via Latin from Greek amphisbaina, from amphis both ways + bainein to go Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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