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Definition of: amphisbaena
(am′fis·bē′nə) noun
1. A mythical serpent having a head at each end of the body and moving in either direction.
2. Zool. A tropical, legless lizard (family Amphisbaenidae) having head and tail much alike. [<L <Gk. amphisbaina < amphis, amphi- at both ends + bainein go]
—am′phis·bae′nic adjective
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