AMPHISCIANS


Meaning of AMPHISCIANS in English

/am fish"ee euhnz, -fish"euhnz/ , n.pl. Archaic.

inhabitants of the tropics.

Also, amphiscii /am fish"ee uy'/ .

[ 1615-25; Amphisci ( i ) ( amphískioi, pl. of AMPHÍSKIOS (adj.) casting a shadow both ways, equiv. to amphi- AMPHI- + skí ( a ) shadow + -os adj. suffix) + -ans, pl. of -AN ]

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