AMPHISBAENA
11 letters
20 Scrabble points
/æmfɪsˈbiːnə/
Definition of AMPHISBAENA
noun
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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)"
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A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
A
M
P
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B
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Length
11 letters
Scrabble Score
20 points