An alternative spelling of ammocete; the larval form of a lamprey.
This is a variant spelling of ammocete with the same Greek roots ('ammó' for sand, 'kétē' for seeking), reflecting different transliteration conventions from Greek into English.
Scientists often use variant spellings for the same organism—ammocete vs. ammocoete—and they argued about which was 'correct' before standardizing, much like how taxonomy itself has evolved.
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