"Amphisbaena" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Translingual]

Etymology: Ancient Greek ἀμφίσβαινα (amphísbaina, “a kind of serpent, supposed to go either forwards or backwards”), from ἀμφίς (amphís, “both sides, both ways”) + βαίνω (baínō, “I walk, I go”) Etymology templates: {{der|mul|grc|ἀμφίσβαινα||a kind of serpent, supposed to go either forwards or backwards}} Ancient Greek ἀμφίσβαινα (amphísbaina, “a kind of serpent, supposed to go either forwards or backwards”) Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=f|g2=|head=Amphisbaena|nogendercat=1}} Amphisbaena f
  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Amphisbaenidae – worm lizards. Tags: feminine Hyponyms (genus): Amphisbaena fuliginosa (english: type species), for other species see Amphisbaena, Amphisbaena on Wikipedia.. (english: lizard)
    Sense id: en-Amphisbaena-mul-name-Q-Byop~K Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Taxonomic names (genus) Hypernyms (genus): Eukaryota (english: superkingdom), Animalia (english: kingdom), Bilateria (english: subkingdom), Deuterostomia (english: infrakingdom), Chordata (english: phylum), Vertebrata (english: subphylum), Gnathostomata (english: infraphylum), Tetrapoda (english: superclass), Reptilia (english: family) [class], Diapsida (english: subclass), Lepidosauromorpha (english: infraclass), Lepidosauria (english: superorder), Squamata (english: order), Amphisbaenia (english: suborder), Amphisbaenidae (english: family)
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