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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.
Palumbaena Eversmanni Stockdove Stock"dove`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A common European wild pigeon (Columba [ae]nas), so called
because at one time believed to be the stock of the domestic
pigeon, or, according to some, from its breeding in the
stocks, or trunks, of trees.
Note: The name is applied, also, to other related species, as
the Indian stockdove (Palumb[ae]na Eversmanni).
