amphigean

amphigean
I. adjective II. adjective
see amphigaean II

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amphigean, a. rare.
(æmˈfɪdʒɪən)
[mod. f. Gr. ἀµϕί on both sides of, about + γῆ earth + -an.]
Extending all over the earth from the equator to both poles.
Webster cites Dana.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Amphigean — Am phi*ge an, a. [Gr. ? + ?, ?, the earth.] Extending over all the zones, from the tropics to the polar zones inclusive. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • amphigean — См. amphigaean …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • amphigean —   a. occuring in both hemispheres; Botany, with flowers arising from root stock …   Dictionary of difficult words

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