3. (Zoöl.) A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis
Amazon ant (Zoöl.), 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.
Am`a*zo"ni*an (&?;), a. 1. Pertaining to or resembling an Amazon; of masculine manners; warlike. Shak.