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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AMPHISBAENA

Via Latin from Greek amphisbaina, from amphis both ways + bainein to go.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AMPHISBAENA

amphisbaena  [ˌæmfɪsˈbiːnə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMPHISBAENA

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Amphisbaena is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AMPHISBAENA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Amphisbaena

Amphisbaena, amphisbaina, amphisbene, amphisboena, amphisbona, amphista, amfivena,amphivena, or anphivena, a Greek word, from amphis, meaning "both ways", and bainein, meaning "to go", also called the Mother of Ants, is a mythological, ant-eating serpent with a head at each end. According to Greek mythology, the amphisbaena was spawned from the blood that dripped from the Gorgon Medusa's head as Perseus flew over the Libyan Desert with it in his hand. Cato's army then encountered it along with other serpents on the march. Amphisbaenae fed off of the corpses left behind. The amphisbaena has been referred to by the poets, such as Nicander, John Milton, Alexander Pope, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and A. E. Housman, and the amphisbaena as a mythological and legendary creature has been referenced by Lucan, Pliny the Elder, Isidore of Seville, and Thomas Browne, the last of whom debunked its existence.

Definition of amphisbaena in the English dictionary

The definition of amphisbaena in the dictionary is any worm lizard of the genus Amphisbaena. Other definition of amphisbaena is a poisonous serpent having a head at each end and able to move forwards or backwards.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AMPHISBAENA


anabaena
ˌænəˈbiːnə
arena
əˈriːnə
Argentina
ˌɑːdʒənˈtiːnə
biner
ˈbiːnə
carabiner
ˌkærəˈbiːnə
Christina
krɪˈstiːnə
cleaner
ˈkliːnə
corbina
kɔːˈbiːnə
corvina
kɔːˈviːnə
Herzegovina
ˌhɜːtsəɡəʊˈviːnə
karabiner
ˌkærəˈbiːnə
kina
ˈkiːnə
Lena
ˈliːnə
marina
məˈriːnə
medina
mɛˈdiːnə
pembina
pɛmˈbiːnə
piscina
pɪˈsiːnə
shebeener
ʃɪˈbiːnə
tina
ˈtiːnə
verbena
vɜːˈbiːnə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMPHISBAENA

amphipathic
amphiphile
amphiphilic
amphiploid
amphiploidy
amphipod
amphipodous
amphiprostylar
amphiprostyle
amphiprotic
amphisbaenae
amphisbaenic
amphiscian
amphistomatal
amphistomatic
amphistomous
amphistylar
amphitheatral
amphitheatre
amphitheatric

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMPHISBAENA

Athena
Cartagena
dracaena
faena
fraena
Helena
hyaena
Magdalena
Modena
muraena
ozaena
Pasadena
phagedaena
phenomena
phlyctaena
plena
Saint Helena
scena
sena
Siena

Synonyms and antonyms of amphisbaena in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «amphisbaena» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMPHISBAENA

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amphisbène
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Amphisbaena
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amphisbaena
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amphisbaena
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amphisbaena
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Translator English - Marathi

एम्फीस्बेएना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

amphisbaena
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Translator English - Italian

anfisbena
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amphisbaena
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Translator English - Ukrainian

amphisbaena
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Translator English - Greek

αμφίσβαινα
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Translator English - Afrikaans

amphisbaena
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Translator English - Swedish

Amphisbaena
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amphisbaena
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Trends of use of amphisbaena

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AMPHISBAENA»

The term «amphisbaena» is normally little used and occupies the 127.734 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AMPHISBAENA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about amphisbaena

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMPHISBAENA»

Discover the use of amphisbaena in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to amphisbaena and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Amphisbaena
Laden with whimsical depiction and a foraging exposition on gender, occupation, and dating in modern society, Amphispaena is the story of three people trapped somewhere between nature and culture, through a humourous adventure into the ...
Ray Succre, 2009
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Reptiles
Murray Wrobel. 27 Amphisbaena polygrammica 413 Amphisbaenafuliginosa Squamata - Amphisbaenidae e Speckled Worm Lizard; Black-and- white Worm Lizard; Spotted Worm Lizard d Gefleckte Doppelschleiche f Amphisbène enfumé 414 ...
Murray Wrobel, 2004
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Women and Weasels: Mythologies of Birth in Ancient Greece ...
More incredible is the fact that if a woman walks over a dead amphisbaena when she does not have the dead amphisbaena in the jar with her, she is safe so long as she immediately walks over the dead amphisbaena in the jar. Thus the dead ...
Maurizio Bettini, 2013
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
P77) x Anemonefishes xx Pomacentridae Amphiprion nigripes (QL638.P77) Amphipyridae See Noctuidae Amphisbaena (QL666.A453) xx Amphisbaenidae Amphisbaena angustifrons (QL666.L224) x Amphisbaena plumbea Amphisbaena ...
Library of Congress, 1986
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
Amphiprion percula USE Clown anemonefish Amphiprion tunicatus USE Clown anemonefish Amphiprionidae USE Anemonefishes Amphiprioninae USE Anemonefishes Amphipyridae USE Noctuidae Amphisbaena (May Subd Geog) [ QL666.
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Chi-thinking: Chiasmus and Cognition
The actual sign for infinity was proposed in 1665 by the English mathematician Wallis (Humez and Humez, ABCEt Cetera 243). The mythological symbol is the amphisbaena, a fabled serpent with a head at each of two ends. The amphisbaena ...
Patricia Ann Lissner, 2007
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The Food Web of a Tropical Rain Forest
The more cryptic and fossorial species ( Diploglossus plei, Amphisbaena caeca, and the two species of Typhlops) appear to be abundant in scattered patches of suitable habitat: areas of thick vegetation debris, around tree bases, in root ...
Douglas P. Reagan, Robert B. Waide, 1996
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Herpetological Osteopathology: Annotated Bibliography of ...
... striped keelback snake Amphiesma vibakari (Natrix vibakari) Asian keelback snake Amphisbaena Amphisbaena Amphisbaena alba Amphisbaena antillensis White-bellied worm lizard Cope's worm lizard Amphisbaena caeca Amphisbaena  ...
Bruce M. Rothschild, Hans-Peter Schultze, Rodrigo Pellegrini, 2012
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Animals: From Mythology to Zoology
Despite having legs with claws and wings, the amphisbaena was a serpent—one with two heads. This illustration is from the bestiary held at Aberdeen University, Scotland. (University of Aberdeen) Bestiaries included many serpents, but not ...
Michael Allaby, 2010
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Dragonlore: From the Archives of the Grey School of Wizardry
Sometimes the amphisbaena was depicted as having feet, but most often it was in the form of a serpent-dragon. Pliny records some medicinal uses of the amphisbaena, such as wearing a live specimin as protection for pregnant women , ...
Ash Dekirk, Oberon Zell-Ravenheart, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMPHISBAENA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term amphisbaena is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hail Canada! An Ode to Metal from Up North
He cites Rites of thy Degringolade, Adversarial, Antediluvian, Garrotting Deep, Gevurah, Chthe'ilist, Dire Omen, and Amphisbaena as newer (or ... «Noisey, Jul 15»
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41 Things You Need To Know Right Now, For No Reason In Particular
This is a "snake worm" called an Amphisbaena. Video of the thing in action. 37. This is Vancouver's "The Sun" becoming "The Moon!" From July ... «Huffington Post, Feb 14»
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Leiosaurus: big heads, bold patterns
... from the Pleistocene of San Isidro in Argentina, is not a leiosaurid at all but a misidentified member of Amphisbaena (Torres & Montero 1998). «Scientific American, Oct 13»
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Ecoturismo: Visita el Bosque Toro Negro
... boa de Puerto Rico (Epicrates inornatus), especie en peligro de extinción; siguana (Ameiba exsul) y culebra ciega (Amphisbaena caeca). «El Nuevo Dia.com, Feb 13»
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Baudelaire makes a comeback
... the salamander, the ostrich, the gryphon and the phoenix, the basilisk, the unicorn, and the amphisbaena, the serpent with two heads. «Salon, Feb 13»
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You'll Never Lose Your Keys, iPhone Or Kid Again If You Buy The …
... chunks in our festering rage, somehow to reconstitute ourselves, temporarily find our iPhones and begin this amphisbaena dance anew.”. «Cult of Mac, Jan 13»
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Hipkey Will Help You Find Your Lost iPhone, Keys, Child… Or Vice …
... chunks in our festering rage, somehow to reconstitute ourselves, temporarily find our iPhones and begin this amphisbaena dance anew. «Cult of Mac, Jan 13»
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'AlphaBeasts!' Blogs Artistic Monster ABCs
... the AlphaBeasts! tumblr blog has so aptly demonstrated over the course of the last 26 weeks or so, “A” is also for Anubis, Alien, Amphisbaena ... «ComicsAlliance, Apr 12»
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Amphisbaenians and the origins of mammals
[Adjacent image combines diagram from Gans (1974) with photograph of Amphisbaena bakeri by Father Alejandro Sanchez, used with ... «Scientific American, Apr 12»
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Cruel Kids, Weakling Schools, Hard-Hitting 'Bully'
... marvelous and beauteous Ms. Pike gets to do a succession of reaction shots that would charm the eyes off both heads of an Amphisbaena. «Wall Street Journal, Mar 12»

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