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 noun or adjective
¦amə¦sētə̇d
ammocoetoid adjective
-¦seˌtȯid
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