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Amazon

n.
  1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior.
  2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago.
  3. (Zoöl.) A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis
    4. Amazon ant (Zoöl.),
    a species of ant (Polyergus rufescens), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest the larvæ and nymphs of other species and make slaves of them in their own nests.