Amphisbaena

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

amphisbaena
    n 1: (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of
         its body
    2: type genus of the Amphisbaenidae [syn: {Amphisbaena}, {genus
       Amphisbaena}, {Amphisbaenia}, {genus Amphisbaenia}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Amphisbaena \Am`phis*b[ae]"na\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? on both
   ends + ? to go.]
   1. A fabled serpent with a head at each end, moving either
      way. --Milton.
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   2. (Zool.) A genus of harmless lizards, serpentlike in form,
      without legs, and with both ends so much alike that they
      appear to have a head at each, and ability to move either
      way. See Illustration in Appendix.
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   Note: The {Gordius aquaticus}, or hairworm, has been called
         an {amphisbaena}; but it belongs among the worms.
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