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/æmfɪsˈbiːnə/ · noun
(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction..
1971: What do you call that animal that goes backward and forward, head at each end? —'Amphisbaena'. A kind of lizard. It doesn't exist. — Anthony Burgess, M/F (Penguin 2004, p. 109)
Use amphisbaena when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Amphisbaena means (mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction..
Common synonyms include amphisbaenia, genus amphisbaena, genus amphisbaenia.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
1971: What do you call that animal that goes backward and forward, head at each end? —'Amphisbaena'. A kind of lizard. It doesn't exist. — Anthony Burgess, M/F (Penguin 2004, p. 109)
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