n. 亚马孙河

[医] 无乳腺者

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.