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ammocete

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am⋅mo⋅cete

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

Origin:
1855–60; < NL ammocoetes lit., something bedded in sand < Gk ámmo(s) sand + koítē bed
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