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Definition of Genus amphisbaena
1. Noun. Type genus of the Amphisbaenidae.
Exact synonyms: Amphisbaena, Amphisbaenia, Genus Amphisbaenia
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Member holonyms: Worm Lizard
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Member holonyms: Worm Lizard
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Amphisbaena
Literary usage of Genus amphisbaena
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Zoölogical Science: Or, Nature in Living Forms by Anna Maria (Treadwell) Redfield (1858)
"I. genus amphisbaena, DOUBLE WALKERS, so called from the strong resemblance
between the front and hind extremities of the membranous body, the head, tail, ..."
2. Elements of the Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrate Animals: Designed by Rudolph Wagner, Alfred Tulk (1845)
"... almost all the Ophidia and Sauria, as in the Crocodiles, and even the anomalous
genus, Amphisbaena, it consists of a single usually insignificant bone. ..."
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