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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