amphisbaena

Meaning of amphisbaena

noun
  1. A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
    1971: What do you call that animal that goes backward and forward, head at each end? —Amphisbaena. A kind of lizard. It doesn't exist. — Anthony Burgess, M/F (Penguin 2004, p. 109)
  2. A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.

Information about amphisbaena

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of amphisbaena is: amphisbaenas.
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Hyphenation of amphisbaena

am-phis-baena

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
  • amphisbaena is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

Words that rhyme with amphisbaena

Anabaena, anabaena, Acaena, Dracaena, Leucaena, Lycaena, Phocaena, acaena, leucaena, lycaena, phocaena, Phagedaena, faena, Zygaena, zygaena, Coryphaena, Gastrochaena, Sciaena, sciaena, Balaena, Corimelaena, Euchlaena, Neobalaena, Notholaena, Tricholaena, balaena, stenochlaena, dodonaena, enaena, Scorpaena, scorpaena, Muraena, Sphyraena, sphyraena, Oxyaena, hyaena

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