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Noun: amazon  'a-mu,zón or a-mu-zun [N. Amer], a-mu-zun [Brit]
  1. A large strong and aggressive woman
    - virago
     
  2. Mainly green tropical American parrots
Adjective: Amazonian  ,a-mu'zow-nee-un
  1. Of or pertaining to the river Amazon in South America, or to its valley
     
  2. Pertaining to or resembling an Amazon; of masculine manners; warlike

Type of: adult female, parrot, woman

Part of: Amazona, genus Amazona

Encyclopedia: Amazon, Inc

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