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Amazon \Am"a*zon\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia;
hence, a female warrior.
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2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago.
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3. (Zool.) A name numerous species of South American parrots
of the genus {Chrysotis}
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{Amazon ant} (Zool.), 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.
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