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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Amazon \Am"a*zon\, noun [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) 2.0 [wn]:
amazon
noun
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)
3: a major South American river; flows into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles) [syn: {Amazon River}]
4: mainly green tropical American parrots
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "amazon": Xanthippe, androgyne, butch, colossus, dyke, fishwife, giant, harpy, hoyden, lesbian, ogress, romp, scold, shrew, termagant, titan, tomboy, virago, vixen
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