| 单词 | amphisbaena |
| 释义 | amphisbaena (once / 2363863 pages) n In Greek mythology, an amphisbaena was an ant-eating, two-headed serpent. The strangest thing about an amphisbaena is that one of its two heads is at the end of its tail. You'll come across an amphisbaena in any good collection of Greek myths — sometimes it's called the "Mother of Ants." The stories about the amphisbaena are all fairly bloody, as it was born from a drop of blood that fell from Medusa's severed head and proceeded to feed not just on ants, but also on various dead bodies. The word amphisbaena combines two Greek roots, amphis, "both ways," and bainein, "to go." WORD FAMILYamphisbaena: amphisbaenae, amphisbaenas USAGE EXAMPLESThey have here also the amphisbaena, or two-headed snake, of a grey colour, mixed with blackish stripes, whose bite is reckoned to be incurable. Dampier, William, A Voyage to New Holland(2010) Amongst the most curious snakes found here were the Amphisbaenae, a genus allied to the slow-worm of Europe. Bates, Henry Walter, The Naturalist on the River Amazons(2010) n (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body Hyper mythical creature, mythical monster a monster renowned in folklore and myth Amphisbaena (once / 984943 pages) n WORD FAMILY Amphisbaena: Amphisbaenas USAGE EXAMPLESSome amphisbaenians, such as the large South American Amphisbaena species, take surprisingly large prey and regularly kill other reptiles as well as rodents. Scientific American(Apr 26, 2014) n type genus of the Amphisbaenidae Syn|Hyper Amphisbaenia, genus Amphisbaena, genus Amphisbaenia reptile genus a genus of reptiles |
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