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