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ANTISCIAN
Etymology
Greek, from ἀντί (antí, “opposite”) + σκιά (shadow)
Noun
Antiscian (plural Antiscians)
(obsolete, chiefly, in the plural) One of the inhabitants of the Earth, living on different sides of the equator, whose shadows at noon are cast in opposite directions.
Synonyms
• Antiscii (in the plural)
Anagrams
• actinians, anancitis
Source: Wiktionary
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