"fossil ammonite," 1660s, from snake (n.) + stone (n.). So-called from the old popular notion that they were coiled snakes petrified.
snaggle-toothed
snail
snake
snake oil
snakehead
snakestone
snaky
snap
snapdragon
snape
snapper
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