ammodyte

Ammodytes tobianus

Meaning

Noun

One of the genus Ammodytes of fishes; the sand eel.
A species of viper (Vipera ammodytes) of southeastern Europe.

Origin

From Latin ammodytes, from Ancient Greek "sand burrower, a kind of serpent".

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