amazon

Noun
  1. A large strong and aggressive woman (synset 109806734)
    hypernym: adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
    synonym: virago
  2. (Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively) (synset 109806517)
    domain category: greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
    hypernym: mythical being - an imaginary being of myth or fable
  3. A major South American river;
    Arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic;
    The world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles) (synset 109218250)
    instance hypernym: river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
    part meronym:
    • brasil, brazil, federative republic of brazil - the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter
    • peru, republic of peru - a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries
    synonym: amazon river
  4. Mainly green tropical American parrots (synset 101820940)
    hypernym: parrot - usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
    member meronym: amazona, genus amazona - a genus of Psittacidae

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