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ammocete

American  
[am-uh-seet] / ˈæm əˌsit /
Or ammocoete

noun

  1. the larval stage of a lamprey.


Etymology

Origin of ammocete

1855–60; < New Latin ammocoetes literally, something bedded in sand < Greek ámmo ( s ) sand + koítē bed


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