Meaning of AMAZON
| Pronunciation: | | 'amu`zân, 'amu`zân
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- [n] mainly green tropical American parrots
- [n] a major South American river; flows into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles)
- [n] (Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively)
- [n] a large strong and aggressive woman
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| | Synonyms: | | Amazon River, virago |
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| | See Also: | | adult female, Amazona, Brasil, Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil, genus Amazona, mythical being, parrot, Peru, Republic of Peru, river, woman | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Am"a*zon\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia;
hence, a female warrior.
2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A name numerous species of South American
parrots of the genus {Chrysotis}
{Amazon ant} (Zo["o]l.), a species of ant ({Polyergus
rufescens}), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest
the larv[ae] and nymphs of other species and make slaves
of them in their own nests.
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| | Related Terms: | | androgyne, butch, colossus, dyke, fishwife, giant, harpy, hoyden, lesbian, ogress, romp, scold, shrew, termagant, titan, tomboy, virago, vixen, Xanthippe |
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