The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ammodyte \Am"mo*dyte\, n. [L. ammodytes, Gr. ? sand burrower, a
   kind of serpent; 'a`mmos sand + ? diver, ? to dive.] (Zool.)
      (a) One of a genus of fishes; the sand eel.
      (b) A kind of viper in southern Europe. [Obs.]
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