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amphiscian

amphiscian adjective: that lives in the tropics (and thus casts shadows northward and southward at different times of the year).

Adjective

amphiscian (not comparable)

  1. That lives in the tropics (and thus casts shadows northward and southward at different times of the year).

Noun

amphiscian (plural amphiscians)

  1. One who lives in the tropics (and thus casts shadows northward and southward at different times of the year).

Forms of amphiscian

pluralamphiscians

Origin of amphiscian

From amphi- (from Ancient Greek ἀμφίς (amphís, “both ways”)) + Ancient Greek σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + -an.

Questions about amphiscian

What does amphiscian mean?
Amphiscian means that lives in the tropics (and thus casts shadows northward and southward at different times of the year).
What part of speech is amphiscian?
Amphiscian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near amphiscian in the dictionary

  1. amphisbenians
  2. amphisbenic
  3. amphisbæna
  4. amphisbænas
  5. amphisbænæ
  6. amphiscian
  7. amphiscians
  8. amphiscii
  9. amphisexual
  10. amphisiellid
  11. amphisiellids

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