| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. One of a genus of fishes; the sand eel.[Websters]
2. A kind of viper in southern Europe.[Websters]. | |
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"AMMODYTE" is a common misspelling or typo for: Ammodytes. |
Date "AMMODYTE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Ammodyte \Am"mo*dyte\, noun. [Latin expression ammodytes, Greek sand burrower, kind of serpent; 'a`mmos sand diver, to dive.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: AMMODYTE
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] The sand eel, a genus of fish, of the apodal order, about a foot in length, with a compressed head, a long slender body, and scales hardly perceptible. There is but one species, the tobianus or lance. It buries itself in the sand, and is found also in the stomach of the porpess. which indicates that the latter fish roots up the sand like a hog. This name is also given to a serpent of the size of a viper, and of a yellowish color, found in Africa; also to a large serpent of Ceylon, of a whitish ash color, and very venomous. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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