Definition
A legless lizard or worm-like reptile that has a head at both ends and can move backward as easily as forward.
Etymology
From Greek 'amphi' (both) + 'bainein' (to go), named by ancient Greeks who believed this creature could move in two directions simultaneously.
Kelly Says
Medieval bestiaries claimed amphisbaenas could travel in both directions at once, and while that's not quite true, these real lizards are so weird with their symmetrical heads that the myth almost makes sense!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አምፊስበና
am-fis-bay-e-nah
ARالعربية
أمفيسبيينا
am-fis-bay-e-nah
BNবাংলা
অম্ফিস্বেনা
am-fis-bay-e-nah
CACatalà
amphisbaena
am-fis-bay-e-nah
CSČeština
amphisbaena
am-fis-bay-e-nah
DADansk
amphisbaena
am-fis-bay-e-nah
DEDeutsch
Amphisbaena
amp-fis-bay-e-nah
ELΕλληνικά
αμφισβαινα
am-fis-bay-e-nah
ESEspañol
amfisbaena
am-fis-bay-e-nah
FAفارسی
امفیسبینا
am-fis-bay-e-nah
FISuomi
amphisbaena
am-fis-bay-e-nah
FRFrançais
amphisbaène
am-fis-bay-en
GUGU
અંફિસબેના
am-fis-bay-e-nah
HAHA
amphisbaena
am-fis-bay-e-nah
HEעברית
אמפיסביינה
am-fis-bay-e-nah
HIहिन्दी
अम्फिसबेना
am-fis-bay-e-nah
HUMagyar
amphisbaena
am-fis-bay-e-nah
IDBahasa Indonesia
amphisbaena
am-fis-bay-e-nah
IGIG
amphisbaena
am-fis-bay-e-nah
ITItaliano
amphisbaena
am-fis-bay-e-nah
JA日本語
アムフィスベナ
amufisubena
KKKK
амфисбена
am-fis-be-nah
KO한국어
암피스바이너
am-pi-seu-bai-neo
MRMR
अंफिसबेना
am-fis-bay-e-nah
MSBahasa Melayu
amphisbaena
am-fis-bay-e-nah
MYမြန်မာ
အမ်ဖီစဘဲနာ
am-fis-bay-e-nah
NLNederlands
amphisbaena
am-fis-bay-e-nah
NONorsk
amphisbaena
am-fis-bay-e-nah
PAPA
ਅੰਫਿਸਬੇਨਾ
am-fis-bay-e-nah
PLPolski
amphisbaena
am-fis-bay-e-nah
PTPortuguês
amphisbaena
am-fis-bay-e-nah
RORomână
amphisbaena
am-fis-bay-e-nah
RUРусский
амфисбена
am-fis-be-nah
SVSvenska
amphisbaena
am-fis-bay-e-nah
SWKiswahili
amphisbaena
am-fis-bay-e-nah
TAதமிழ்
அம்பிஸ்பீனா
am-bis-pee-nah
TEతెలుగు
అంపిస్బీనా
am-pis-bee-nah
THไทย
แอมฟิสบีน่า
am-fis-bay-e-nah
TLTL
amphisbaena
am-fis-bay-e-nah
TRTürkçe
amphisbaena
am-fis-bay-e-nah
UKУкраїнська
амфісбена
am-fis-be-nah
URاردو
امفیسبینا
am-fis-bay-e-nah
VITiếng Việt
amphisbaena
am-fis-bay-e-nah
YOYO
amphisbaena
am-fis-bay-e-nah
ZUZU
amphisbaena
am-fis-bay-e-nah