GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   ‖Amphisbæna , n. [L., fr. Gr. ;  on both ends +  to go.]
   A fabled serpent with a head at each end, moving either way.
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   (Zool.) 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.
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   ☞ The Gordius aquaticus, or hairworm, has been called an amphisbaena; but it belongs among the worms.
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