Amazon
Amazon ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Latin, from Greek {not transcribed}.]
1.
One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior.
2.
A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago.
3.
(Zoology) A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis
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Amazon ant (Zoology) , a species of ant (Polyergus rufescens), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest the larva and nymphs of other species and make slaves of them in their own nests.