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  1. A general book-name of any South American parrot, of the genus Chrysotis, of which there are numerous species. P. L. Sclater.
  2. A name of sundry humming-birds: as, the royal amazon, Bellatrix regina.

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  • The lead amazon, the one with the club, was frowning back at him over her shoulder I'm real and you're not , Hall thought with a fierce certainty. —  FSF,January2006
  • Blackstaffer cool! fleakitten: My order from amazon will be here today. —  PS3Blog.net
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  • Amazon Video on Demand store streams film and TV, launches today TiVo lets users buy stuff from Amazon on their TV, all three QVC fans go wild Sep 4th 2008 1: 08AM amazon is just kicking some a$$ —  Engadget
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  1. from New Latin Amazona, a genus of birds: so called from the great river Amazon, Portuguese Rio das Amazonas, Spanish Rio de las Amazonas, French le fleuve des Amazones, German der Amazonenfluss, etc., literally the river of the Amazons, in allusion to the supposed female warriors said to have been seen on its banks by the Spaniards.
 

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