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amphiscians

American  
[am-fish-ee-uhnz, -fish-uhnz] / æmˈfɪʃ i ənz, -ˈfɪʃ ənz /
Also amphiscii

plural noun

Archaic.
  1. inhabitants of the tropics.


Etymology

Origin of amphiscians

1615–25; < Medieval Latin Amphisci ( ī ) (< Greek amphískioi, plural of amphískios (adj.) casting a shadow both ways, equivalent to amphi- amphi- + skí ( a ) shadow + -os adj. suffix) + -ans, plural of -an

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