Amphisbaena

See also: amphisbaena and amphisbæna

Translingual
Amphisbaena fuliginosa (type species)

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἀμφίσβαινα (amphísbaina, “a kind of serpent, supposed to go either forwards or backwards”), from ἀμφίς (amphís, “both sides, both ways”) + βαίνω (baínō, “I walk, I go”)

Proper noun

Amphisbaena f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Amphisbaenidae – worm lizards.

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