Ammodyte

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One of the genus Ammodytes of fishes; the sand eel. obsolete
  2. 2
    A species of viper (Vipera ammodytes) of southeastern Europe. obsolete

Etymology

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

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sand eelvipera ammodytes

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