AMAZON

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior.

2.
n.

A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago.

3.
n.

A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis Amazon ant (Zoöl.), a species of ant (Polyergus rufescens), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest the larvæ and nymphs other species and make slaves of them in their own nests.


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