Resembling or similar to sand eels or members of the ammodytidae family in structure or appearance.
From 'Ammodytes' (the genus) with the suffix '-oid' meaning 'resembling.'
Paleontologists use 'ammodytoid' to describe fossilized fish that look like sand eels but might be extinct relatives—it's a scientist's way of saying 'probably a sand eel, but maybe something even older.'
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