amphiscian

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí, both ways) + σκίη (skíē, a shadow)

Adjective[edit]

amphiscian (not comparable)

  1. That lives in the tropics (and thus casts shadows northward and southward at different times of the year)

Noun[edit]

amphiscian (plural amphiscians)

  1. One who lives in the tropics (and thus casts shadows northward and southward at different times of the year)

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