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Glochidium
see synonyms of glochidiumNoun
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Glochidium
see synonyms of glochidiumnoun plural -chidia (-ˈkɪdɪə)
1. Also called: glochid (ˈɡləʊkɪd)
a barbed hair, esp among the spore masses of water ferns and on certain other plants
2.
a parasitic larva of certain freshwater mussels that attaches itself to the fins or gills of fish by hooks or suckers
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Glochidium
see synonyms of glochidium nounWord forms: plural gloˈchidia (gloʊˈkɪdiə
; glōkidˈēə)
1. Botany
a barbed hair or bristle, as on certain cactuses or on the spore masses of ferns
2. Zoology
the parasitic larval stage of freshwater mussels (family Unionidae) which infests the gills, etc. of many fishes
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Glochidium
see synonyms of glochidiumn. pl. glo·chid·i·a (-ē-ə)
The parasitic larva of most freshwater mussels, having hooks for attaching to the gills or other external parts of a host fish.
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