Glochidium Definition
glō-kĭdē-əm
glochidia
noun
glochidia
A barbed hair or bristle, as on certain cactuses or on the spore masses of ferns.
Webster's New World
The parasitic larval stage of freshwater mussels (family Unionidae) which infests the gills, etc. of many fishes.
Webster's New World
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Noun
Singular:
glochidium
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glochidiaOrigin of Glochidium
New Latin glōchidium Greek glōkhīs barb of an arrow Latin -idium diminutive suff. (from Greek -idion)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Ancient Greek the point of an arrow.
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