AMPHISBAENA


Meaning of AMPHISBAENA in English

n. 1 Mythol. & poet. a fabulous serpent with a head at each end. 2 Zool. any burrowing wormlike lizard of the family Amphisbaena, having no apparent division of head from body making both ends look similar. [ME f. L f. Gk amphisbaina f. amphis both ways + baino go]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.