ammocete
American
[am-uh-seet]
/ ˈæm əˌsit /
Or
ammocoete
noun
Etymology
Origin of ammocete
1855–60; < New Latin ammocoetes literally, something bedded in sand < Greek ámmo ( s ) sand + koítē bed
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