Definition of "amphisbaena" in англійська

noun

1. (mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.

   • 1971: What do you call that animal that goes backward and forward, head at each end? —'Amphisbaena'. A kind of lizard. It doesn't exist. — Anthony Burgess, M/F (Penguin 2004, p. 109)

2. A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.