amphiscians

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(am fishē ənz, -fishənz)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
am•phis•ci•ans  (am fishē ənz, -fishənz),USA pronunciation n.pl. [Archaic.]
  1. inhabitants of the tropics.
Also, am•phis•ci•i  (am fishē ī′).USA pronunciation 
  • Greek amphískioi, plural of amphískios (adjective, adjectival) casting a shadow both ways, equivalent. to amphi- amphi- + skí(a) shadow + -os adjective, adjectival suffix) + -ans, plural of -an
  • Medieval Latin Amphisci(ī) (
  • 1615–25


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