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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
2. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
Note: The {Gordius aquaticus}, or hairworm, has been called
an {amphisb[ae]na}; but it belongs among the worms.
資料來源 : WordNet®
amphisbaena
n 1: (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of
its body
2: type genus of the Amphisbaenidae [syn: {genus Amphisbaena},
{Amphisbaenia}, {genus Amphisbaenia}]
[also: {amphisbaenae} (pl)]