What is "ammodyte"

Ammodyte \Am"mo*dyte\, n. [L. ammodytes, Gr. ? sand burrower, a kind of serpent; 'a`mmos sand + ? diver, ? to dive.] (Zo["o]l.)

1. One of a genus of fishes; the sand eel.

2. A kind of viper in southern Europe. [Obs.]

n. 1 (context obsolete English) One of a genus ''Ammodytes'' of fishes; the sand eel. 2 (context obsolete English) A species of viper, (taxlink Vipera ammodytes species noshow=1), of southern Europe.