ammocoetes

noun

am·​mo·​coe·​tes

ˌaməˈsētēz

variants or less commonly ammocoete

ˈaməˌsēt

plural ammocoetes

ˌaməˈsētēz,

ˈaməˌsēts

: the larva of any of various lampreys

ammocoetid

¦amə¦sētə̇d

noun or adjective

ammocoetoid

-¦seˌtȯid

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Ammocoetes, former genus consisting of the ammocoetes, from amm- + -coetes (from Greek koitē bed, from keisthai to lie)

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

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