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单词 amphisbaena
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Definition of amphisbaena in English:

amphisbaena

nounˌamfɪsˈbiːnəˌæmfəsˈbinə
  • A mythical serpent with a head at each end.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He slew 27 dragons, 15 amphisbaenas, and 3 sorceresses in whose invisible dungeons many knights errant were kept prisoner.
    • The amphisbaena is supposed to be scary because it can bite you from both ends.
    • Adventurers fighting an amphisbaena need to be doubly careful, since both heads are capable of attacking and even swallowing assailants with ease.
    • Leonardo Da Vinci wrote accounts about the amphisbaena as a living creature, giving details on how the serpent caught rodents as prey by confusing it with its two heads.
    • The Chichester Cathedral misericord of the amphisbaena is shown to be a memento mori by the surrounding carvings.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek amphisbaina, from amphis 'both ways' + bainein 'go'.

 
 

Definition of amphisbaena in US English:

amphisbaena

nounˌamfəsˈbēnəˌæmfəsˈbinə
  • A legendary serpent with a head at each end.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Chichester Cathedral misericord of the amphisbaena is shown to be a memento mori by the surrounding carvings.
    • Leonardo Da Vinci wrote accounts about the amphisbaena as a living creature, giving details on how the serpent caught rodents as prey by confusing it with its two heads.
    • He slew 27 dragons, 15 amphisbaenas, and 3 sorceresses in whose invisible dungeons many knights errant were kept prisoner.
    • Adventurers fighting an amphisbaena need to be doubly careful, since both heads are capable of attacking and even swallowing assailants with ease.
    • The amphisbaena is supposed to be scary because it can bite you from both ends.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek amphisbaina, from amphis ‘both ways’ + bainein ‘go’.

 
 
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