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amphisbenian

amphisbenian is the alternative form of amphisbaenian.

Meaning of amphisbaenian

Noun

amphisbaenian (plural amphisbaenians)

  1. Any member of the Amphisbaenia, the clade of worm lizards.
    • Amphisbaenians lost their legs independently of the snake lineage and belong to their own distinct part of the squamate tree.2016 July 13, Elsa Panciroli, “How did legless worm-lizards cross the Atlantic?”, in The Guardian

Forms of amphisbenian

pluralamphisbenians

Questions about amphisbenian

What is amphisbenian the alternative form of?
Amphisbenian is the alternative form of amphisbaenian.

Words near amphisbenian in the dictionary

  1. amphisbaenians
  2. amphisbaenic
  3. amphisbaenid
  4. amphisbaenids
  5. amphisbaenoid
  6. amphisbenian
  7. amphisbenians
  8. amphisbenic
  9. amphisbæna
  10. amphisbænas
  11. amphisbænæ

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