Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Amazon"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Amazon \Am"a*zon\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia;
hence, a female warrior.
2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A name numerous species of South American
parrots of the genus {Chrysotis}
{Amazon ant} (Zo["o]l.), a species of ant ({Polyergus
rufescens}), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest
the larv[ae] and nymphs of other species and make slaves
of them in their own nests.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
amazon
n 1: a large strong and aggressive woman [syn: {virago}]
2: (Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of
Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a
bow and arrow more effectively) [syn: {Amazon}]
3: a major South American river; flows into the South Atlantic;
the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles) [syn: {Amazon},
{Amazon River}]
4: mainly green tropical American parrots
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