anfisbena

== Italian == === Alternative forms === anfesibena === Etymology === From Latin amphisbaena, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίσβαινα (amphísbaina, from ἀμφίς (amphís, “on both sides”) +‎ βαίνω (baínō, “I walk, step”), literally “going both ways”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /an.fizˈbɛ.na/ Rhymes: -ɛna Hyphenation: an‧fi‧sbè‧na === Noun === anfisbena f (plural anfisbene) worm lizard (legless lizard of the infraorder Amphisbaenia) == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === anfisbênia, anfista, anfivena === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin amphisbaena, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίσβαινα (amphísbaina). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ẽnɐ, -enɐ Hyphenation: an‧fis‧be‧na === Noun === anfisbena f (plural anfisbenas) (Greek mythology) amphisbaena (mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body) worm lizard (legless lizard of the infraorder Amphisbaenia) === Further reading === “anfisbena”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “anfisbena”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin amphisbaena, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίσβαινα (amphísbaina, from ἀμφίς (amphís, “on both sides”) +‎ βαίνω (baínō, “I walk, step”), literally “going both ways”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /anfisˈbena/ [ãɱ.fizˈβ̞e.na] Rhymes: -ena Syllabification: an‧fis‧be‧na === Noun === anfisbena f (plural anfisbenas) (Greek mythology) amphisbaena worm lizard (legless lizard of the infraorder Amphisbaenia) Synonyms: anfisbenio, culebrilla ciega === Further reading === “anfisbena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025