D defs.my
Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Amazon

/ăm'-əz-änˌ/ · Am·a·zon · IPA /ˈæm.əˌzɑn/
01 n. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior.
  1. 1.
    One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior.
  2. 2.
    A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago.
  3. 3.
    A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis(Zool.)
Phrases & compounds
Amazon ant — a species of ant (Polyergus rufescens), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest the larvæ and nymphs of other species and make slaves of them in their own nests.