amphisbaenae in English

noun
1
a legendary serpent with a head at each end.
The Chichester Cathedral misericord of the amphisbaena is shown to be a memento mori by the surrounding carvings.

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1. An Amphisbaena (plural: Amphisbaenae) is a snake with a head on each end of its body.

2. Amphioxuses 27; amphipathic 27; amphiphile 24; amphiphiles 25; amphiphilic 28; amphiploid 23; amphiploidies 26; amphiploids 24; amphiploidy 26; amphipod 20; amphipods 21; amphiprostyle 27; amphiprostyles 28; amphisbaena 23; amphisbaenae 24; amphisbaenas 24; amphisbaenic 27; amphitheater 22; amphitheaters 23; amphitheatric 26; amphitheatrical 29; amphitheatrically 34; …

3. The Amphisbaena, Amphisbaenae, Amphisbaina and various other names, is a mythological, ant-eating serpent with a head at each end live in the desert. According to Greek mythology, the Amphisbaena was spawned from the blood that dripped from the Gorgon Medusa's head as Perseus flew over the Libyan Desert with it in his hand.