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Amphisbaena
Amphisbaena Am`phis*b[ae]"na, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? on both ends + ? to go.] 1. A fabled serpent with a head at each end, moving either way. --Milton. 2. (Zo["o]l.) 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. Note: The Gordius aquaticus, or hairworm, has been called an amphisb[ae]na; but it belongs among the worms.
Amphisbaenoid
Amphisbaenoid Am`phis*b[ae]"noid, a. [NL., fr. L. amphisbaena + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.) Like or pertaining to the lizards of the genus Amphisb[ae]na.
Amphiscians
Amphiscii Am*phis"ci*i, Amphiscians Am*phis"cians, n. pl. [Gr. ? throwing a shadow both ways; ? + ? shadow.] The inhabitants of the tropic, whose shadows in one part of the year are cast to the north, and in the other to the south, according as the sun is south or north of their zenith.
Amphiscii
Amphiscii Am*phis"ci*i, Amphiscians Am*phis"cians, n. pl. [Gr. ? throwing a shadow both ways; ? + ? shadow.] The inhabitants of the tropic, whose shadows in one part of the year are cast to the north, and in the other to the south, according as the sun is south or north of their zenith.
Amphispiza Belli
Sage Sage, n. [OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See Safe.] (Bot.) (a) A suffruticose labiate plant (Salvia officinalis) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc. The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet sage, and Mexican red and blue sage. (b) The sagebrush. Meadow sage (Bot.), a blue-flowered species of Salvia (S. pratensis) growing in meadows in Europe. Sage cheese, cheese flavored with sage, and colored green by the juice of leaves of spinach and other plants which are added to the milk. Sage cock (Zo["o]l.), the male of the sage grouse; in a more general sense, the specific name of the sage grouse. Sage green, of a dull grayish green color, like the leaves of garden sage. Sage grouse (Zo["o]l.), a very large American grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), native of the dry sagebrush plains of Western North America. Called also cock of the plains. The male is called sage cock, and the female sage hen. Sage hare, or Sage rabbit (Zo["o]l.), a species of hare (Lepus Nuttalli, or artemisia) which inhabits the arid regions of Western North America and lives among sagebrush. By recent writers it is considered to be merely a variety of the common cottontail, or wood rabbit. Sage hen (Zo["o]l.), the female of the sage grouse. Sage sparrow (Zo["o]l.), a small sparrow (Amphispiza Belli, var. Nevadensis) which inhabits the dry plains of the Rocky Mountain region, living among sagebrush. Sage thrasher (Zo["o]l.), a singing bird (Oroscoptes montanus) which inhabits the sagebrush plains of Western North America. Sage willow (Bot.), a species of willow (Salix tristis) forming a low bush with nearly sessile grayish green leaves.
Amphistomous
Amphistomous Am*phis"to*mous, a. [Gr. ? + ? mouth.] (Zo["o]l.) Having a sucker at each extremity, as certain entozoa, by means of which they adhere.
Amphistylic
Amphistylic Am`phi*sty"lic, a. [Gr. ? + ? pillar, support.] (Anat.) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks; -- said of a skull.

Meaning of Amphis from wikipedia

- Amphis (Gr****: Ἄμφις) was an Athenian comic poet of uncertain origin from approximately the 4th century BC. Pollux seems to refer to Amphis as a Middle...
- Amphi may refer to: Amphi Festival, a German music festival Amphitheater Public Schools Naphthalene substitution patterns, two substituents that occupy...
- "Mother of Ants".[not verified in body] Its name comes from the Gr**** words amphis, meaning "both ways", and bainein, meaning "to go".[not verified in body]...
- Amphi Ashdod is an open theater that is located in Ashdod-Yam Park, near the Arches Beach of Ashdod, Israel. Amphi Ashdod is one of Israel's largest open...
- The Amphi Festival is a music festival that has been taking place since 2005 featuring a wide-ranging program for a heterogeneous audience[clarification...
- 1970 The Cliff Richard Show Herself TV series UK, 1 episode 1971 Grand Amphi Herself sings "Love Song" TV series France, 1 episode The Golden Shot Herself...
- Hard 2004, p. 541; Gantz, p. 726; Ovid, Metamorphoses 2.409–530; see also Amphis apud Hyginus, De Astronomica 2.1.2. According to Apollodorus, 3.8.2 he took...
- The AmphiCoach GTS-1 is an amphibious p****enger coach designed by a team that were essentially funded by Scotsman George Smith and built in Malta. The...
- Ten (2019) BL (2020) Jitsuroku! Gokumontō Ikka (2015) Avu-chan (2020). Amphis Avuchan. E-Net Frontier Co., Ltd. ISBN 978-4862059369. "女王蜂・アヴちゃんが初となる生誕祭ライブを開催へ"...
- derives from the ancient Gr**** ἀμφιθέατρον (amphitheatron), from ἀμφί (amphi), meaning "on both sides" or "around" and θέατρον (théātron), meaning "place...