ammocete

 [am-uh-seet]  

am·mo·cete

   [am-uh-seet]
noun
the larval stage of a lamprey.
Also, am·mo·coete.

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