Amphiscians
inhabitants of the tropics.
n.
1620s, from medieval latin amphiscii, from greek amphiskioi “inhabitants of the tropics,” literally “throwing a shadow both ways,” from amphi- “on both sides” (see amphi-) + skia “shadow” (see shine (v.)). inhabitants of torrid zones, so called because they are “people whose shadow is sometimes to the north, and sometimes to the south” [c-ckerham, 1623].
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