Amphisbaena
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See also: amphisbaena and amphisbæna
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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”)
Proper noun[edit]
Amphisbaena f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Amphisbaenidae – worm lizards.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida - subclass; Lepidosauromorpha - infraclass; Lepidosauria - superorder; Squamata - order, Amphisbaenia - suborder, Amphisbaenidae - family
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Amphisbaena fuliginosa - type species; for other species see
Amphisbaena on WikispeciesWikispecies or 
Amphisbaena (lizard) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .
References[edit]
- Amphisbaena (lizard) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Amphisbaena on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Amphisbaena on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
