Etymology

ammodyte

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Today it means: One of the genus Ammodytes of fishes; the sand eel. Full definition →

Latin ammodytes
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  1. Latin · derived fromammodytes
  2. English todayammodyte

From Latin ammodytes, from Ancient Greek "sand burrower, a kind of serpent".

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