English Explanatory Dictionary

ammodyte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

ammodyte ammodytes

Etymology

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

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